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| Facebook misuse: Two Wales police workers quit in 2012 | |
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| Two police employees in Wales resigned in 2012 for misuse of Facebook, the BBC has learned. | Two police employees in Wales resigned in 2012 for misuse of Facebook, the BBC has learned. |
| A Dyfed-Powys Police officer resigned over inappropriate comments, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request has shown. | A Dyfed-Powys Police officer resigned over inappropriate comments, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request has shown. |
| A North Wales Police staff member quit over off-duty Facebook use which led to unauthorised access of a work computer. | A North Wales Police staff member quit over off-duty Facebook use which led to unauthorised access of a work computer. |
| An unconfirmed number of South Wales Police officers received a written warning over social media comments. Gwent Police had no recorded cases. | |
| The figures were obtained in an FoI request by BBC Wales' Welsh-language news website, Newyddion Ar-lein. | The figures were obtained in an FoI request by BBC Wales' Welsh-language news website, Newyddion Ar-lein. |
| A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said that "officers and staff are regularly reminded of the need to adopt a responsible and cautious approach in relation to social media, and are made aware that any improper use may result in disciplinary action being taken". | A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said that "officers and staff are regularly reminded of the need to adopt a responsible and cautious approach in relation to social media, and are made aware that any improper use may result in disciplinary action being taken". |
| The North Wales Police staff member resigned for "causing a computer to perform a function to secure unauthorised access to a program/data contrary to Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990". | |
| 'Inappropriate content' | 'Inappropriate content' |
| It is not known if this refers to the resignation reported last month of a staff member who was prosecuted for unauthorised access and disclosure of police information. | It is not known if this refers to the resignation reported last month of a staff member who was prosecuted for unauthorised access and disclosure of police information. |
| The force said that its online social networking policy was being updated "to take into account a number of recent social media cases nationally and lessons learned elsewhere as we recognise social media is a fast-changing environment". | The force said that its online social networking policy was being updated "to take into account a number of recent social media cases nationally and lessons learned elsewhere as we recognise social media is a fast-changing environment". |
| South Wales Police recorded one case in which officers received a written warning having made comments on Facebook which were considered inappropriate. | South Wales Police recorded one case in which officers received a written warning having made comments on Facebook which were considered inappropriate. |
| The force said that "all our officers and staff have a responsibility to use social media with due care and consideration and avoid posting any inappropriate content. | The force said that "all our officers and staff have a responsibility to use social media with due care and consideration and avoid posting any inappropriate content. |
| "There is a force policy in place containing clear guidelines in relation to the personal use of social networking sites and the consequences of misusing them." | "There is a force policy in place containing clear guidelines in relation to the personal use of social networking sites and the consequences of misusing them." |