Officer is guilty of gross misconduct after he used the police system to check registration numbers of cars at his father’s funeral
- Ex-Lincolnshire Police officer Calum Garrard-Kendal checked six vehicles
- Used Police National Computer to look up cars that attended his father’s funeral
- He was found guilty of gross misconduct but has already resigned from his job
A former policeman has been found guilty of gross misconduct after he used a police database to check the cars of mourners at his father’s funeral.
Ex-Lincolnshire Police officer Calum Garrard-Kendal used the Police National Computer to look up information on six vehicles that attended the ceremony.
He looked up the data in relation to his father’s will in May last year, a disciplinary hearing was told yesterday.
Garrard-Kendal later used the database to look up details of two BMWs and a Mercedes.
He was convicted of several offences under the Data Protection Act in September but was yesterday found guilty of gross misconduct.
The former PC was told he would have lost his job had he not already resigned on April 10.
Ex-Lincolnshire Police officer Calum Garrard-Kendal used the Police National Computer to look up information on six vehicles that attended the ceremony. Pictured: Lincolnshire police’s headquarters in Nettleham
The reason Garrard-Kendal searched the cars’ details was not revealed at the hearing.
Chief Constable Bill Skelly told the panel, held at Lincolnshire Police’s Headquarters in Nettleham, that he first checked the details of a Porsche on May 18 2018 then went on to check a Vauxhall Corsa on May 19 2018, Vauxhall Zafira on May 20, BMW 330e on May 25, another BMW on August 27 and October 22 and a Mercedes E320 on November 23.
He did not attend the hearing but accepts the allegations made against him.
Gemma Webster, representing Lincolnshire Police, said the conduct was first brought to light on June 13 last year.
She said: ‘Avon and Somerset police contacted Lincolnshire Police regarding an anti-corruption investigation of PC Garrard-Kendal.
‘It was regarding incidents related to the will of his recently deceased father following some PNC checks on his late father’s vehicle.
The former Lincolnshire Police PC was told he would have lost his job had he not already resigned on April 10
‘It was uncertain if it was actually for policing purposes. As a result a criminal investigation was opened.
‘He was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police and was suspended from duty.
‘While under arrest five pieces of paper containing names, date of birth, registration of vehicle and addresses of the vehicles he had checked where found at his house.’
It was found that he breached four standards of professional behaviour, honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct, orders and instructions and confidentiality.
Sergeant Lee Willoughby, representing Garrard-Kendall said that there was no mitigation to submit.
Chief Constable Bill Skelly said: ‘The outcome of this special case hearing is that the officer would have been dismissed had the he not already resigned.
‘It’s clear to me in the evidence presented today and the outcome at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court that the conduct of former Police Constable Calum Garrard-Kendall was criminal, serious and wholly unacceptable. ‘
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