Read the original CA News story: https://confidentialaccess.by/news/police-sergeant-barred-for-criminal-database-snooping Original article published: 24 August 2026. This edition preserves the complete original archived narration. References to current events and timing belong to that dated report. CA’s archived commentary on Daniel Hughes and police-information misuse, with the published misconduct outcome, conviction counts and suspended sentence explained on screen. Merseyside Police’s hearing outcome names PC Daniel Hughes and records dismissal without notice and barred-list inclusion on 15 July 2026. CPS reports eight computer-access and three data-disclosure convictions, acquittals on further counts, and a 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years on 6 August. The archive’s “permanently” wording needs qualification: College guidance provides a review application process after five years for gross misconduct, without automatic removal. New office, phone and records-room images are fictional illustrations and contain no actual police records or messages. Original AI-generated contextual B-roll, original animated explainers and synchronized captions, combined with the corresponding CA article and reel artwork. The illustrations are editorial context, not verified footage of the events. The thumbnail uses the original archived CA article card. Source: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/foi-ai/merseyside-police/misconduct/misconduct-outcomes/2026/august/misconduct-hearing-outcome-for--constable-daniel-hughes/ Source: https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshire/news/former-police-officer-sentenced-accessing-computer-systems-and-searching Source: https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2021-01/guidance-for-forces-on-barred-list-review.pdf CA Global News · Confidential Access https://confidentialaccess.by/ https://confidentialaccess.com/ Discuss this story on the CA Forum: https://confidentialaccess.com/viewtopic.php?f=137&t=9002