A former HMCTS admin officer has been jailed for sharing confidential court records with local crooks.
Alexandra Power, 40, of Brentwood Avenue, Crosby, Merseyside, previously admitted offences of perverting the course of justice and unauthorised access to computer material.
She was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 23rd January 2026.
Perverting the course of justice is an offence at common law. It is triable on indictment and has a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Power had been working in the office at South Sefton Magistrates' Court when she accessed confidential computer records, the details of which were later discovered on the mobile phone of a suspected drug trafficker.
An audit of the computer system revealed that Power had accessed the records in question, which included those relating to search warrants, ninety eight times over the space of two working days.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul McVeigh said: "It was clear when Power was arrested and her phone seized that she had been sharing information about the workings of the court and sending information which was not in the public domain.
"Having accessed sensitive information regarding applications for warrants to search addresses associated to serious organised criminality she then went on to share that information to those who were to be subjected to the warrants.
"Her actions had a direct impact on criminal investigations and were clearly a massive breach of the position of trust she held.
"The public expects for people working in Power's position to uphold the law and it is right that she is now behind bars as a result of her actions.
"We worked closely with His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) to identify Power at the earliest opportunity and a full review has taken place to ensure this does not happen again."
HHJ Nicholas Dean KC, The Honorary Recorder of Manchester, sentenced Power to two years' imprisonment.
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