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| Greater Manchester Police chief faces shooting charges | Greater Manchester Police chief faces shooting charges |
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| The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Sir Peter Fahy, is to be prosecuted for health and safety breaches after an unarmed man was shot dead in Cheshire. | The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Sir Peter Fahy, is to be prosecuted for health and safety breaches after an unarmed man was shot dead in Cheshire. |
| Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot in the chest after the car he was in was stopped in Culcheth on 3 March 2012. | Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot in the chest after the car he was in was stopped in Culcheth on 3 March 2012. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service believes there is "sufficient evidence" to prove that GMP broke health and safety laws. | The Crown Prosecution Service believes there is "sufficient evidence" to prove that GMP broke health and safety laws. |
| The force said it noted the decision to prosecute Sir Peter. | The force said it noted the decision to prosecute Sir Peter. |
| Prosecutors have decided that the marksman who killed Mr Grainger should not face charges for murder, manslaughter or misconduct in public office because a jury would be likely to accept that he believed his actions were necessary. | Prosecutors have decided that the marksman who killed Mr Grainger should not face charges for murder, manslaughter or misconduct in public office because a jury would be likely to accept that he believed his actions were necessary. |
| The GMP operation in which Mr Grainger was shot involved armed officers stopping an Audi in a car park. The vehicle was stolen and had false registration plates. | The GMP operation in which Mr Grainger was shot involved armed officers stopping an Audi in a car park. The vehicle was stolen and had false registration plates. |
| 'Serious deficiencies' | 'Serious deficiencies' |
| A bullet fired by an officer passed through the windscreen and hit Mr Grainger, from Bolton. | A bullet fired by an officer passed through the windscreen and hit Mr Grainger, from Bolton. |
| It later emerged the unarmed father of two had been wrongly suspected of stealing a memory stick containing the names of police informants. | |
| A CPS spokesman said: "It is alleged that there were serious deficiencies in the preparation for this operation that unnecessarily exposed individuals to risk." | A CPS spokesman said: "It is alleged that there were serious deficiencies in the preparation for this operation that unnecessarily exposed individuals to risk." |
| Sir Peter is accused of failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act as he is "corporation sole" for the force, the CPS added. | Sir Peter is accused of failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act as he is "corporation sole" for the force, the CPS added. |
| This is a legal status and means that he does not share criminal liability or will personally have to appear in court. | This is a legal status and means that he does not share criminal liability or will personally have to appear in court. |
| A GMP spokesman said it was "important that these legal processes are allowed to take their course unimpeded in order to seek a resolution for both the family of Mr Grainger and the force". | A GMP spokesman said it was "important that these legal processes are allowed to take their course unimpeded in order to seek a resolution for both the family of Mr Grainger and the force". |
| Unlimited fine | Unlimited fine |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is currently investigating the death but will not publish its findings until the legal proceedings have ended. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is currently investigating the death but will not publish its findings until the legal proceedings have ended. |
| An initial hearing will be held at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 10 February, the IPCC said. | An initial hearing will be held at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 10 February, the IPCC said. |
| If the conviction is successful, the force could face an unlimited fine. | If the conviction is successful, the force could face an unlimited fine. |
| The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said British police forces had been successfully prosecuted for health and safety breaches in the past. | The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said British police forces had been successfully prosecuted for health and safety breaches in the past. |
| The Metropolitan Police force was found guilty of endangering the public when officers mistakenly shot Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station in south London in July 2005. | The Metropolitan Police force was found guilty of endangering the public when officers mistakenly shot Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station in south London in July 2005. |