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Former GMP PC Sentenced to Three Years for Data Misuse

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Greater Manchester Police dismissed former PC Tubah Hamid and sentenced her to three years.
She was convicted on July 9 at Liverpool Crown Court of computer misuse and aiding organised crime.
From December 2021 to June 2022 she accessed GMP databases and supplied intelligence to her Rochdale drug-dealer boyfriend.
Judge Gary Woodhall rejected her training excuse when imposing the three-year sentence.
IOPC Director Amanda Rowe described the conduct as audacious, corrupt and criminal.

History

Historical Context

The Computer Misuse Act 1990, enacted after the 1988 R v Gold & Schifreen case, made unauthorised computer access illegal. Amendments in 2006 and 2015 raised penalties, introducing a 14-year maximum for serious damage. The 2022 misuse of GMP databases by officer Tubah Hamid therefore breaches a law that has been progressively tightened.

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Story summary

Greater Manchester Police dismissed former PC Tubah Hamid and sentenced her to three years.
She was convicted on July 9 at Liverpool Crown Court of computer misuse and aiding organised crime.
From December 2021 to June 2022 she accessed GMP databases and supplied intelligence to her Rochdale drug-dealer boyfriend.
Judge Gary Woodhall rejected her training excuse when imposing the three-year sentence.
IOPC Director Amanda Rowe described the conduct as audacious, corrupt and criminal.

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