Category Archives: Expenses and Allowances

How the IPCC bungled the Grunshaw expenses investigation – Part 1

Posted on 18/04/2015 by samchapman

For over 2 years the people of Lancashire have waited with enforced patience to see whether Clive Grunshaw, their Police and Crime Commissioner had, in an earlier incarnation, really discovered time travel. Their wait ends here today. Had Mr Grunshaw … Continue reading →

Posted in Expenses and Allowances, Perspectives, Updates | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Yet more questions for Lancashire’s PCC

Posted on 08/07/2014 by samchapman

There was an element of quiet but persistent confusion at Monday’s Police and Crime Panel for Lancashire. The first issue to come up was the Curious Case of the Missing Chief Executive. This has two key elements, the first of … Continue reading →

Posted in Expenses and Allowances, Updates | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

PCC Scrutiny heats up in Norfolk

Posted on 03/07/2014 by samchapman

It’s all steadily getting worse for Norfolk’s PCC, Stephen Bett. At first there was the problem of his expenses, embarrassing but investigated and then repaid. Then the IPCC finally decided to have someone investigate them from a criminal perspective. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Expenses and Allowances, Perspectives, Updates | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Cambridgeshire – Expenses and Allowances

Posted on 15/09/2012 by samchapman

Ansar Ali – Independent Mr Ali is most recently a Member of Cambridgeshire Police Authority. He has had other public appointments that fall outside the scope of the 2009-12 period. According to Cambridgeshire Police Authority (online and response to FOI) … Continue reading →

Posted in Expenses and Allowances | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Bedfordshire – Expenses and Allowances

Posted on 11/09/2012 by samchapman

Kevin Carroll – British Freedom Party Mr Carroll has no public offices or appointments known to TopOfTheCops. Olly Martins – Labour Party Mr Martins has no recent public offices or appointments known to TopOfTheCops. He is believed to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Expenses and Allowances | 3 Comments

Meet The Professionals

Posted on 02/09/2012 by samchapman

One of the issues in the Police and Crime Commissioner election is around whether the job should be held by a politician. This usually involves some debate as to what constitutes a politician, whether concerns are about all politics or … Continue reading →

Posted in Expenses and Allowances | Tagged , | 13 Comments