Accused ex-terror chief cleared

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A former head of specialist operations at the Metropolitan Police will have no further action taken against him over an investigation into his expenses.

Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman was asked to explain £15,000 of his expenses.

The Met Police Authority (MPA) said no further action would be taken following a report supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

Mr Hayman resigned his role in December during the investigation.

"In the light of the report the MPA is not minded to take any further action but it has not yet discussed the matter with the IPCC," said an MPA spokesman.

Mr Hayman's leadership came into question following the shooting of Mr de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station in south London in July 2005.

A report from the IPCC found inconsistencies between what Mr Hayman had told a crime reporters' briefing and an MPA management meeting on the day of the shooting.

He was also forced to apologise over an anti-terror police operation in Forest Gate, east London, when officers shot an innocent man in June 2006.