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Cleveland Police chief Sean Price guilty of gross misconduct Cleveland Police chief Sean Price guilty of gross misconduct
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A disciplinary hearing has found Cleveland Police Chief Constable Sean Price guilty of gross misconduct, the BBC understands.A disciplinary hearing has found Cleveland Police Chief Constable Sean Price guilty of gross misconduct, the BBC understands.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is due to make a statement later about his future, and it is thought he could be dismissed.The Independent Police Complaints Commission is due to make a statement later about his future, and it is thought he could be dismissed.
Mr Price faced allegations about his role in the recruitment of a woman to a civilian post in the force.Mr Price faced allegations about his role in the recruitment of a woman to a civilian post in the force.
It was alleged he used "undue influence" when she was given the job.It was alleged he used "undue influence" when she was given the job.
The woman involved was the daughter of the Police Authority's former chairman, Dave McLuckie. The woman involved was the daughter of the police authority's former chairman Dave McLuckie.
The disciplinary hearing followed an IPCC investigation into the claims. The disciplinary hearing followed an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into the claims.
Mr Price, who was appointed to lead the force in 2003 but is suspended, is on bail while Operation Sacristy, a wider criminal investigation relating to individuals with past and present associations to Cleveland Police Authority, continues. Mr Price, who was appointed to lead the force in 2003, is on bail while Operation Sacristy, a wider criminal investigation relating to individuals with past and present associations to Cleveland Police Authority, continues.
Mr Price was arrested along with his deputy chief constable Derek Bonnard last year. Following his arrest in August 2011 he was suspended, and Cleveland Police Authority recently announced his contract would not be renewed when it expires in March 2013.
Both officers have denied any wrongdoing and have made legal claims for wrongful arrest. Mr Price was arrested alongside deputy chief constable Derek Bonnard. Both officers have denied any wrongdoing and have made legal claims for wrongful arrest.
The disciplinary hearing's decision comes a day after Sir Norman Bettison said he would retire as West Yorkshire's chief constable next March.
Sir Norman is alleged to have supplied misleading information after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool football fans died in a stadium crush - and said he was stepping down to enable questions about his "integrity" to be investigated.