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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has probed the “honesty and integrity” of Police Federation officers who are involved in and witnessed the exchange of dialogues with former Tory chief whip Andrew Mitchell over the plebgate scandal.
The police watchdog has called for a panel to rule whether the statements provided by the police officers embroiled in the row are incorrect and misleading just to discredit Mr. Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell quit the cabinet after officers accused him of calling them plebs, which he continually refused.
Inspector Ken MacKaill, Detective Sergeant Stuart Hinton and Sergeant Chris Jones were accused of incorrect demonstration about what Mr. Mitchell said during a meeting in his Sutton Coldfield constituency office on 12 October last year when they gave media interviews immediately afterwards.
The deputy chair of IPCC, Deborah Glass has said that as Andrew Mitchell has chosen not to register any formal complaint, she is powerless to direct misconduct proceedings herself.
However, the findings of Ms. Glass are in contradiction with the result of an investigation by West Mercia Police which concluded that Police Federation representatives from West Mercia, West Midlands and Warwickshire forces had no case to answer for misconduct or gross misconduct.
After IPCC published its report on the matter, Mr. Mitchell has stated: “It is a matter of deep concern that the police forces employing these officers have concluded that their conduct has not brought the police service into disrepute. Most people will disagree.
“It is a decision which will undermine confidence in the ability of the police to investigate misconduct when the reputation of the police service as a whole is at stake.
“My family and I have waited nearly a year for these police officers to be held to account and for an apology from the police forces involved. It seems we have waited in vain.”
The Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands Police have jointly stated: “Despite a thorough investigation under the supervision of the IPCC, we do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to support the view that the officers concerned should face misconduct proceedings.
“Our view is that the officers have demonstrated poor judgment in arranging and attending the meeting in the first place.
“In light of this, our position is that management action is a proportionate response.”
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