Police officer sacked after arranging for child to join visit to registered sex offender
A police officer has been sacked after arranging for a child to go on a routine visit to a registered sex offender. Detective Sergeant Nicola Coutts was dismissed without notice following an accelerated misconduct hearing held by Avon and Somerset Police. The hearing heard how DS Coutts arranged for a teenage work experience student to attend the Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) office, as well as shadow an officer on a routine visit to a registered sex offender.