Blunkett Forces Suspension of Defiant Soham Police Chief; High Court Backs Home Secretary After Bichard Report
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DAVID Blunkett yesterday succeeded in suspending the chief constable of Humberside, after the High Court over-ruled the local police authority and insisted David Westwood step aside from his duties pending a final decision on his future.
Mr Justice Stanley Burnton criticised Humberside Police Authority for being "in default of its statutory duty" and instructed it to suspend the police chief forthwith. He also denied a leave to appeal.See the full content of this document
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Blunkett Forces Suspension of Defiant Soham Police Chief; High Court Backs Home Secretary After Bichard Report
The move ended a 10-day stand-off between the home secretary and the police authority, which began with Sir Michael Bichard's report into ...
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