Derbyshire Police Detective Faces Misconduct Probe for Using Copilot on Criminal Cases

A senior detective in England faces formal investigation for allegedly using Microsoft Copilot to assess risk, formulate policy decisions, and justify investigative decisions in criminal cases—despite an explicit force ban on inputting sensitive data into the AI tool. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the UK's police watchdog, opened an inquiry in August 2026 after Derbyshire Constabulary voluntarily referred the officer in June following an internal review of their AI use.