Police worker 'deliberately tampered with evidence' in maternity inquiry

AMEMBER of the police working on a major investigation into city maternity services deliberately tampered with data, detectives believe.

- By JOEL MOORE

Last month, Nottinghamshire Police said a staff member had been suspended over allegations information was changed or deleted on force systems.

The worker had been part of Operation Perth - the police investigation into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), which is also subject to the largest maternity inquiry in NHS history.

On Saturday, detectives provided families with an update on the investigation at a meeting organised by Donna Ockenden, who is leading the maternity review.

Simon Cure, a senior member of the investigation team, said the incident is not currently believed to have been accidental. He told the meeting he had a “good idea” about the motive but was unable to share more because it was an active investigation.

“This is a very serious matter. We're really disappointed, but anyone who works in a large organisation knows that there are some bad apples,” he said.