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| Cleveland Police chiefs face disciplinary hearings | Cleveland Police chiefs face disciplinary hearings |
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| Two suspended Cleveland Police chiefs will face disciplinary hearings over allegations of misuse of public funds and corporate credit cards. | Two suspended Cleveland Police chiefs will face disciplinary hearings over allegations of misuse of public funds and corporate credit cards. |
| Chief Constable Sean Price, 55, and his deputy Derek Bonnard, 49, are due to face separate hearings within two months into potential gross misconduct. | |
| Mr Price is facing 11 allegations and Mr Bonnard six, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. | Mr Price is facing 11 allegations and Mr Bonnard six, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. |
| The pair were arrested on 3 August last year and deny any wrongdoing. | The pair were arrested on 3 August last year and deny any wrongdoing. |
| They were arrested as part of Operation Sacristy which is being led by Warwickshire Police looking at their alleged behaviour. | They were arrested as part of Operation Sacristy which is being led by Warwickshire Police looking at their alleged behaviour. |
| 'Credit cards' | |
| The officers have since been told by the Cleveland Police Authority they will not face criminal charges over the accusations, although decisions are yet to be made on a further nine matters pending the outcome of a wider criminal investigation. | The officers have since been told by the Cleveland Police Authority they will not face criminal charges over the accusations, although decisions are yet to be made on a further nine matters pending the outcome of a wider criminal investigation. |
| A spokesman for the IPCC said: "The decision to put the officers before a hearing relates to an investigation into a range of conduct allegations including matters relating to the misuse of public funds and the misuse of corporate credit cards. | |
| "The investigation findings were shared with the Crown Prosecution Service which concluded there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges." | |
| One of the allegations that Mr Price faces, is that he used undue influence to get his former boss, Dave McLuckie's daughter a job in 2008. | |
| Earlier this month Cleveland Police Authority also revealed that it was not renewing Mr Price's contract which is due to end in March 2013. | |
| The authority said it would begin looking for a new chief constable in November. |