Two police officers who failed to arrest a suspect then 'lied about the reasons why' have been sacked.
The man wasn't arrested despite him being in breach of court-imposed bail conditions imposed in relation to a previous domestic abuse matter.
The case followed the attendance of the officers at a flat in Bolton in April last year.
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The man shouldn't have been at the address because of the bail conditions.
He wasn't arrested and the officers later lied to a communications officer - then a sergeant - by saying it was the man's brother.
Both officers - who were constables - were based in Greater Manchester Police's Bolton division.
They didn't 'complete a thorough investigation and background checks in relation to the bail conditions and history of the parties and a failure to carry out the appropriate policies and procedures necessary to safeguard' a woman at the address, a published judgement reveals.
Giving evidence, the sergeant said 'both officers had confirmed that they had lied to him the previous day, and that they had in fact removed the man from the premises and not his brother', adds the judgement.
Internal force documentation seen by the Manchester Evening News reveals: "The officers failed to arrest a male who was breaching court bail - in relation to a domestic abuse matter - then lied about the reasons why to a radio operator and supervision.
"The allegations were found proven against the officers, who were dismissed without notice."
The two police constables - named by GMP only as PC Lee-Green and PC Hussain - attended a force misconduct hearing earlier this month.
Both were dismissed without notice.
The internal documentation reveals the officers faced allegations they breached standards of professional behaviour relating to honesty and integrity, performance of duties and 'discreditable conduct'.
PC Hussain faced an allegation he breached standards of professional behaviour relating to 'challenging and reporting improper behaviour'.
PC Lee-Green was also accused of breaching standards of professional behaviour relating to 'authority, respect and courtesy'.
All the allegations were found proven at the misconduct hearing.
Both were dismissed on October 15.
The full judgement has now been published on the force's website.
A GMP spokesperson said: "Following a three-day hearing, the panel found that they had breached the standards of professional behaviour and were dismissed without notice.
"We hold our officers and staff to the highest possible standards, and we know the majority of our workforce carry out their duties with honesty, integrity and pride. Misconduct of any kind, at any rank, is addressed.
"When allegations of gross misconduct are made, swift and robust action is taken to ensure we maintain the confidence of the public we serve. We remain committed to being as open and transparent with the public as possible in our dealings with misconduct allegations and findings to demonstrate our approach to behaviour which is inconsistent with what is expected of us at GMP.
"In this case, these two officers failed to provide the service our communities expect and they have since been dismissed without notice.
"We will continue to take action against any officers or staff who are proven to have failed to carry out their duties to the highest standard we expect."
