Thursday 1 April 2010

Abuse inquiry: Power ‘at fault’

By Diane Simon

SUSPENDED police chief Graham Power should be disciplined for failings in his supervision of the investigation at Haut de la Garenne, the Wiltshire Constabulary report has recommended.

But the report has taken so long that it is now unlikely that a full disciplinary hearing will take place. Mr Power is to retire in July.

The Wiltshire Constabulary’s report has not yet been released, but the JEP has discovered that in its present form it criticises Mr Power’s performance in relation to a number of areas of the inquiry.

Criticism is made about the way in which the investigation at the former children’s home was described by the police to the media and the financial management and organisational structure of the investigation.

Article posted on 1st April, 2010 - 3.00pm
Abuse inquiry: Power ‘at fault’