The officer has been put on the college of policing barred list
A former detective has been dismissed after she “aided and abetted” with an authorised device in a prison. A misconduct hearing was held on February 9 into Detective Constable Zoe Rogers, who was based at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough for Cambridgeshire Police.
The hearing found that Rogers was in breach of the standards of professional behaviour in respect of honest and integrity and discreditable conduct. It concluded that she would have been dismissed if she was still a serving officer.
The hearing heard that on October 28, 2025, the former detective accepted a conditional caution, in relation to “aiding and abetting the unauthorised possession of a device inside a prison”.
DC Rogers admitted and took responsibility for it. In determining an outcome, the hearing did “acknowledge the former officer’s contributions to policing” and the her “good work”.
However, the actions taken by Rogers were determined to “undoubtedly undermine public confidence”. As a result, it was ruled the officer would have been dismissed and she was placed on the college of policing barred list.
Deputy Chief Constable Chris Balmer said: “Police officers are entrusted with significant responsibility, and the public quite rightly expect us to uphold the highest standards of honesty, integrity and professionalism at all times. We will act decisively, as we did in this case, to maintain public confidence.”
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