Police staff accused of leaking confidential information
Two Derbyshire Constabulary call handlers have been charged with misconduct in public office, following an investigation directed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
Jessica Fitzhugh, 22, of Belper, and Ellie-Mae Doherty, 21, of Ripley, who worked in the force’s control room, allegedly accessed police systems in 2023 and 2024 and passed sensitive information to criminals.
It’s alleged they accessed data on police systems without authority, passed confidential information to unauthorised third parties, and failed to inform the force of an association with people involved in criminality.
Fitzhugh is additionally accused of taking images of data held on police systems without authority.
The charges follow conduct referrals to the IOPC from Derbyshire Constabulary in December 2023 and March 2024 and a subsequent investigation carried out by the force’s Counter Corruption Unit under the IOPC’s direction and control.
The pair are due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Friday 24 April.