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| PC Ian Terry death: GMP officers face gross misconduct hearing | PC Ian Terry death: GMP officers face gross misconduct hearing |
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| Two Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers are to face a gross misconduct hearing over the death of a PC who was shot in a training exercise. | Two Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers are to face a gross misconduct hearing over the death of a PC who was shot in a training exercise. |
| PC Ian Terry, 32, from Burnley, Lancashire, was killed in June 2008 during police firearms training. | PC Ian Terry, 32, from Burnley, Lancashire, was killed in June 2008 during police firearms training. |
| An officer who fired the fatal shot and another who organised the training exercise face an internal GMP hearing. | An officer who fired the fatal shot and another who organised the training exercise face an internal GMP hearing. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said a third officer, who has retired, will not face the hearing. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission said a third officer, who has retired, will not face the hearing. |
| The police watchdog conducted an independent investigation into the death. | The police watchdog conducted an independent investigation into the death. |
| No body armour | No body armour |
| IPCC Commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone said: "One officer is now outside of the misconduct system having chosen to retire. There is nothing the IPCC can do to stop the officer retiring." | IPCC Commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone said: "One officer is now outside of the misconduct system having chosen to retire. There is nothing the IPCC can do to stop the officer retiring." |
| Mr Dipple-Johnstone urged police to address situations where officers retired while investigations were under way. | Mr Dipple-Johnstone urged police to address situations where officers retired while investigations were under way. |
| He said it "does not benefit anyone if officers are perceived to have walked away from disciplinary matters". | He said it "does not benefit anyone if officers are perceived to have walked away from disciplinary matters". |
| GMP declined to comment. | GMP declined to comment. |
| Greater Manchester's Police and Crime Commissioner's office called for a "wholesale reform" of the police complaints process because disciplinary processes can be "unacceptably long", which "undermines confidence in policing". | |
| PC Terry was carrying an unloaded handgun while playing the role of a criminal fleeing in a car during the exercise at a disused warehouse in Newton Heath in Manchester. | PC Terry was carrying an unloaded handgun while playing the role of a criminal fleeing in a car during the exercise at a disused warehouse in Newton Heath in Manchester. |
| The father-of-two, who was not wearing body armour, was hit in the chest from a distance of about 30cm (12in) by a blank round of specialist ammunition not designed to kill. | |
| Unlawful killing | Unlawful killing |
| An inquest held in March 2010 found PC Terry was unlawfully killed. | An inquest held in March 2010 found PC Terry was unlawfully killed. |
| The inquest jury ruled there were failures in the planning, training and safety measures employed during the exercise. | The inquest jury ruled there were failures in the planning, training and safety measures employed during the exercise. |
| A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution was brought after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges relating to his death. | A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution was brought after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges relating to his death. |
| GMP was fined £166,666 and ordered to pay costs of £90,000 after admitting breaching health and safety legislation over the fatal shooting. | GMP was fined £166,666 and ordered to pay costs of £90,000 after admitting breaching health and safety legislation over the fatal shooting. |
| Two GMP firearms officers, who were not named, were charged with a breach of Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act. | Two GMP firearms officers, who were not named, were charged with a breach of Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act. |
| The section requires employees to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others. | The section requires employees to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others. |
| One officer was found guilty and fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs of £500 at Manchester Crown Court. The other was cleared. | One officer was found guilty and fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs of £500 at Manchester Crown Court. The other was cleared. |