my friend was snooped on what she told me can it be true

[captainkirk]

as above. she said the a man who live's near her said that he looked to see if she had a criminal record. can that be done over the internet with out police say so. can you tell me please

[dot.hawkes]

ahhh but did he say he looked on the internet or on the police database, and why are u grey and samll case now?

[Law Man1856]

Capt,
The Police National Computer (PNC) is accessed by police officers and Police staff and each time it is used a reason must be recorded for the query. It is an offence to use the Police data bases for any other reason that a work related reason. The internet does hold an increasing amount of information, but criminal records are not disclosed but court result information is. In the USA many databases hold all the details of convictions and sentences.

So if the man has used a restricted database then a criminal offence was committed.

LMan

[someonesgirl]

when i was 18 i had a "friend of the family" copper tell my mother that i was on police records. (obviously i then got a rollicking off her!). I think theres bent coppers everywhere to be honest.

[Peter Pedant]

There have been a series of cases of misuse of the PNC and I am not surprised to hear that there are now audit trials of their use.

Historically it is worth re-recording that that old band of freedom fighters the IRA infiltrated the PNC and noted all the numbers of the plain-clothes police cars. (1970's)

This went to the House of Lords on appeal on the point of whether it was a crime to just look at unauthorised data (no) or whether you had to act on it (yes) by doing something like noting the info down.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

peter,the IRA were freedom fighters,were they.