A Watford-based Metropolitan Police Officer has been charged with data protection offences.

Detective Inspector Afiz Khan, 46, who works within Specialist Operations, was charged with two counts of misconduct in a public office and four counts of data protection offences between May and September last year.

One data protection offence charge relates to allegations made by a complainant which sparked an investigation by the Directorate of Professional Standards.

The other charges are as a result of information identified as part of the investigation.

On the same day (July 24), Aisha Ali-Khan, 32, of Keighley, West Yorkshire, was also charged with encouraging misconduct in a public office and encouraging obtaining of personal data without consent on or about August 24 last year.

Both are bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on August 14.