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A former Merseyside police officer will today begin his 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after being found guilty of Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and Data Protection Act (DPA) offenses while serving.

Daniel Hughes, 40, from Liverpool, carried out repeated unauthorized searches using police computer systems between 2016 and 2019, often including intelligence related to firearm and drug cases involving members of serious organised crime.

Between 2019 and 2021, the Crown Prosecution Service also said Hughes relayed sensitive information about ongoing police investigations to “other people.”

He was arrested in March 2022, at which point officers seized his devices and combed through his communications, finding evidence of his relationships with criminals.

Hughes stood trial in April 2026, denying all charges, but was found guilty by a jury in June.

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