A detective has told how she was left traumatised after Police Scotland shared the contents of her phone with a colleague she alleged raped her.

Det Con Lianne Gilbert made domestic abuse allegations, including serious sexual assault, against another officer in 2020.

But when a misconduct inquiry took place two years later, it emerged data - including intimate images and medical records - extracted from her phone was given to the accused officer, his lawyer and his Scottish Police Federation (SPF) representative.

Police Scotland has now been fined £66,000 by a UK data watchdog after it found the force failed to protect the personal information of the victim of an alleged crime.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said police had "collected a substantial volume of highly sensitive information, much of which had no bearing on the investigation".

Police Scotland said it had learned from the incident and apologised to those involved.

Gilbert - who has waived her right to anonymity - told BBC Scotland News: "It's been absolutely horrific and very, very traumatic.

"At the time it happened I had a five-month-old baby. It's really impacted my motherhood journey. At times I still feel quite numb.

"I felt relieved to see they had been fined and that it has been dealt with seriously because I'm aware its not common practise to be fined by a public body.

"Although they have apologised its not an apology I have ever accepted. I don't think it's good enough."

Gilbert, 34, was made aware her data had been breached in June 2022 when she was called by the SPF and offered support.

But she said the caller was unaware she had not been told about the data breach by Police Scotland.

Gilbert added: "I felt completely violated, because my medical records and things would have been on my phone as well."

She added that intimate images, as well as the contact details of her friends and family, were handed over to the person she had accused of a crime.

The detective said she was "distressed" at the thought of her alleged rapist receiving "sexual gratification" from the images.

"They've given him those discs, not even in a secure environment. He has been allowed to view them on any device he wants," Gilbert added.

The officer in question has not been charged with any offences against Gilbert and the case remains live.

The detective, who said she has been diagnosed with PTSD, was led to believe that Police Scotland had notified the ICO over the incident.

But when she contacted the watchdog months later Gilbert was shocked to learn that it had never officially notified the ICO of the breach.

The investigation found Police Scotland did not ensure there were sufficient safeguards in place to prevent access to irrelevant information.

The force then included the full unredacted content into a "misconduct disclosure bundle" and shared it with a third party who should not have received it.

And it also did not report the personal data breach to the ICO within the legally required 72-hour timeframe.

Sally-Anne Poole, ICO head of investigations, said: "Police Scotland failed in its obligation to safeguard the personal information of someone who had reached out to them for help.

"Instead, they exposed them to further risk and distress by disclosing highly sensitive information to a third party."

In assessing the fine amount, the ICO said it considered the seriousness of the incident, the sensitivity of the data involved and the impact on the affected person.

The ICO said it also took into account Police Scotland's status as a public body and reduced the penalty accordingly to avoid disproportionate impact on public services.

Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs said: "Police Scotland has taken organisational learning from this incident.

"Substantive steps have already been made to strengthen our processes for handling personal data, improving training and support for staff, as well as increasing oversight to reduce the risk of something similar happening in the future."

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