Cressida Dick resigns

[mexico1970]

God knows who they are going to dredge up to fill her boots, it'll be someone controversial I will wager.

 

[mat]

God knows who they are going to dredge up to fill her boots, it'll be someone controversial I will wager.

It'll be Javid's brother.

Tories have no fucks to give about it being a nepotistic/political appointment.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

not a patch on Baron Bernard. Need a strong leader in the Met who the rank and file can look up to.

 

[mat]

not a patch on Baron Bernard. Need a strong leader in the Met who the rank and file can look up to.

Only person for the job.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

not a patch on Baron Bernard. Need a strong leader in the Met who the rank and file can look up to.

A man? :)

 

[WestGorton]

Good. Useless.

 

[bluethrunthru]

ts not just the met though - my local force burns through Chief Constables and these are just some of the issues in the last few years

2007 – DC Steve Pennington – conviction for drink-driving, jail term and termination payment[edit]​

It was reported that Detective Constable Steve Pennington, who was convicted of a drink driving offence in 2000 and jailed for four months, had been granted a £500,000 pay-off by the force garnering much criticism from members of the public and anti drink driving campaigners.[25]

2012 – Racial discrimination and malicious prosecution[edit]​

In April 2012, Cleveland Police admitted liability for "malicious prosecution" and were ordered to pay out over £841,000, one of the largest compensation sums in UK police history. The court was told former PC Sultan Alam was "stitched up" by fellow officers after he launched industrial tribunal proceedings in 1993, complaining of racial discrimination following a series of incidents that included a Ku Klux Klan poster being left on his desk. Cleveland Police admitted that officers suppressed evidence that lead to Mr Alam being wrongfully imprisoned for conspiracy to steal motor parts and enduring a 17-year battle to clear his name.[26] Mr Alam, who was, as of 2012, considering a position in public office, did not believe that the force had improved and stated that racism had gone "underground", with ethnic minorities being denied the same opportunities as their white colleagues.[27]

2012 – Chief Constable Sean Price dismissed for 'deceit and misconduct'.​

In October 2012 the force's chief constable, Sean Price, was sacked after being found guilty of deceit and misconduct. He was dismissed from his £190,000 a year job (one of the highest rates in the country for a chief constable), having been suspended in August 2011 on full pay.

2013 – Damages awarded to solicitor for false imprisonment​

In May 2013, Cleveland Police agreed to pay a settlement of £550,000 to James Watson, a Middlesbrough solicitor who sued them for false imprisonment after being detained for almost 30 hours.

2019 – Chief Constable Mike Veale resigns after referral for "serious allegations" of misconduct​

In January 2019, Chief Constable Mike Veale resigned after being referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on a matter of "serious allegations" of misconduct.

 

[mat]

 

[East Level 2]

Presumably she's either unwilling or unable to address Khan's very legitimate concerns.

Either way, when you're that senior in the police force I doubt you need scratch cards to feather your post career nest.

Perhaps she resigned to ensure she still had a post career nest.

 

[East Level 2]

Dame Dick has a certain alliteration to it, if nothing else.

A career in panto beckons.