Saturday, November 01, 2014

Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Nick Gargan, Ex-senior Leicestershire Police officer faces misconduct charge

Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Nick Gargan, Ex-senior Leicestershire Police officer faces misconduct charge.

A former Leicestershire police officer is to face misconduct proceedings for alleged inappropriate behaviour toward colleagues in his current force.

Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Nick Gargan, who served in Leicestershire between 1988 and 2006, was suspended in May this year as the Independent Police Complaints Commission, (IPCC), was appointed to investigate the allegations.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission, (IPCC),has recommended that Mr Gargan should face a misconduct hearing.

IPCC deputy chairwoman Rachel Cerfontyne said: “I have provided the police and crime commissioner, Sue Mountstevens, with a report detailing our findings as to whether or not Mr Gargan has a case to answer for either misconduct or gross misconduct and should face disciplinary proceedings.

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