Professional identity and role in the record
The official police page names Donna Gutteridge as Police Sergeant, Holsworthy & Torrington. The 31 August 2024 warning identifies PS 18490 Gutteridge, Torrington & Holsworthy Beat Sergeant; the official email header on PDF page 31 supplies the matching first name and officer number.
Police directory; PDF pages 31 and 96–99 · Official professional source
Answer the evidence and the decision.
Miss E and Mr J challenge a process they say did not obtain their evidence before issuing restrictions. Their allegation of collusion is put against the dated correspondence and the assessment of competing accounts not supplied in the reviewed record. The questions below identify this recipient’s responsibility and the records needed to examine it.
The direct questions
Prepared 23 September 2026; not yet sent by this publication. Historical requests and official replies are set out in the linked reporting.
CPN-04
What did the supervising sergeant actually check?
To: Donna Gutteridge
What did you personally review before the August 2024 warning bearing your name was issued? How did you verify Miss E’s involvement, distinguish the disputed incident logs and assess her safety reports? Were you the sergeant at the 2 August meeting? Identify the record of your own decisions.
CPN-09
Do the incident logs support the account used against her?
To: Bradley Ithildîn · Donna Gutteridge · Devon and Cornwall Police
Produce the underlying records for 0569/26 June, 0347/29 June, 0348/29 June and 0504/26 July 2024, with an appropriate privacy review. Which record is Miss E’s call for assistance? Are the two 29 June entries separate incidents or reports of the same event, and how was that distinction handled?
Response and records
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