She was then caught being"overfamiliar" with one of the prisoners, referred to as Prisoner A, allowing him to kiss and touch her without challenging him, though she later said the CCTV footage shows him smelling her perfume.But, in September of that year, a prison intelligence report alleged that Miss Sutcliffe had been going into prisoners' cells and engaging in flirtatious behaviour. She was suspended and resigned from her role that same month.
“Although I wouldn’t say owt,” part of the letter read. “But I don’t want you doing owt like that before I’ve had a chance to get my hands on you.” [sic] The report added:"Considering all the information the panel concluded that it is more likely than not, on the balance of probabilities, that Miss Sutcliffe did not maintain professional boundaries with Prisoner M, in that she sent personal letters and ‘jail mate card’ to him.
The report added:"The panel determined that on both occasions Miss Sutcliffe abused her privileged position and that her behaviour had the potential to adversely affect the wellbeing of the prisoners, particularly Prisoner M. The report concluded:"The panel determined that the appropriate and proportionate sanction is that of a striking-off order.