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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. The chief constable of Cleveland Police has been sacked after he was found 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. Sean Price faced allegations about his role in the recruitment of the former police authority chairman's daughter.
Mr Price faced allegations about his role in the recruitment of a woman to a civilian post in the force. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will make a statement later.
It was alleged he used "undue influence" when she was given the job. Mr Price remains on bail as part of a wider criminal investigation into alleged corruption at the force.
The woman involved was the daughter of the police authority's former chairman Dave McLuckie. The IPCC hearing into claims he used "undue influence" during the appointment of Dave McLuckie's daughter was held in private.
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, has been on bail since his arrest in August 2011.
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. Operation Sacristy, the corruption probe relating to individuals with past and present associations to Cleveland Police Authority, continues.
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. James Wharton, the Conservative MP for Stockton South, said the outcome of the misconduct hearing was a "small piece" of the puzzle.
Mr Price was arrested alongside deputy chief constable Derek Bonnard. Both officers have denied any wrongdoing and have made legal claims for wrongful arrest. He said: "It gives an opportunity for Cleveland Police to draw a line under this operationally, and to resolve the issue of having its chief constable suspended for over a year now."
Mr Price has been suspended since his arrest and Cleveland Police Authority recently announced his contract would not be renewed when it expires in March 2013.
He was arrested alongside deputy chief constable Derek Bonnard.
Mr Bonnard has now been released from bail but remains suspended from duty.
Both officers have denied any wrongdoing and have made legal claims for wrongful arrest.
Mr McLuckie was also arrested as part of the investigation and is on bail until November.