Oxfordshire police officer would have been fired had he not resigned
A misconduct hearing heard PC Liam Bateman had made false records
A police officer based in Oxfordshire would have been fired from the force - had he not resigned earlier, a misconduct hearing has heard.
PC Liam Bateman, who was based in Cowley in Oxford had "knowingly made false records" on Thames Valley Police's computer system about his contact with a woman, who had reported coercive control with officers.
The officer said that he had initially spoken to the woman on March 28th, 2024, but after she was spoken to by another sergeant, she explained they had not been in contact for two weeks.
Speaking during the misconduct hearing, Chief Constable Jason Hogg from Thames Valley Police said that investigations found that Bateman had falsified records on the computer system about the amount of contact he had with the alleged victim.
As well as this, the report found that Bateman had "failed to properly consider the risk" that the woman and her children could face, and ultimately judged this behaviour to amount to gross misconduct.
PC Bateman resigned from the force in May 2024, and opted not to attend the misconduct hearing which took place earlier this month into his actions.
As well as the ruling that would have struck him off the force, PC Bateman's name has been added to the barred list for the College of Policing, meaning he will be unable to become a police officer again.