Corruption Reporter
Lancashire Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett
Formerly Deputy Chief Constable responsible for Professional Standards & Legal
Chief Constable in Harassment, Perverting the Course of Justice, Bribery & Domestic Abuse Cover-up
The Lancon Police Corruption Reporter can report and evidence Serious Corruption amongst the highest ranks of Lancashire Constabulary, headed by current Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett. Joining Lancashire Police in 2021 as Deputy Chief Constable, Sacha Hatchett undertook overall command of Lancashire Legal & Professional Standards Depts along with the direct supervision of 3 Assistant Chief
THE WHISTLEBLOWER
Constables
In December 2021 DCC Hatchett was made aware (via a Police Whistleblower) of discrimination and dishonesty allegations concerning numerous Senior Officers, Offences of Perverting the Course of Justice committed
MP SNOWDEN IN BRIBERY COVER-UP
Appointed by the public to “Hold the Chief Constable to account” former PCC Andrew Snowden and his Head of Governance Ian Dickinson did he exact opposite and assisted Chief Constable Chris Rowley to cover-up criminal offences nvolving Discrimination, Bribery & Perverting the Course of Justice
Between 2022 & the point PCC Snowden was voted out of his post, he & Ian Dickinson were aware & sighted on 100’s of pages of documents that tended o show that CC Rowley had unlawfully promoted 5 Senior Officers whilst knowing they had each breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour; corroborated by clear evidence of dishonesty
DCI Martland-Kelly & Insp Pete Hannon in Kidnap Plot
Officers harass and falsely imprison former colleague
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by Lancashire Police’s
Professional Standards Dept (PSD), and evidence of Bribery Offences; 5 of which directly involved (then) Chief Constable Chris Rowley.
DCC HATCHETT COVER-UP
DCC Hatchett was aware that this would require a Mandatory IOPC referral and initially agreed to fulfill her duties in this regard However, upon seeing the plethora of evidence and its scope, DCC Hatchett instead engaged in an unlawful cover-up In doing so DCC Hatchett ignored Statutory Guidelines, Lawful Duties and Statutory Legislation
The initial Criminal Offences disclosed to Lancashire Police involved Senior Officers consistently providing Nicola Bulley ‘Top Cop’ in Remembrance Day shame
Asked officers to abandon veterans
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misleading statements resulting in discrimination; constituting a Summary Criminal Offence under the Equality Act 2010.
Chief Inspectors Sally Riley & Jon Clegg, along with Inspector Scott Sanders, had cl committed the offences f between Section 108-112 o Act with an abundanc evidence offered DCC Hatchett & PSD were presented with concl evidence of other acts discrimination and G Misconduct involving Richard Robertshaw (see 2), Chief Inspector Chris H Inspector Cara Leadbetter page 2) & Inspector Hannon (see page 5).
CC Rowley was directly linked to the offences by email, text & the evidence showed clearly that he had intentionally breached Lancashire Constabulary’s own procedures (along with Statutory Legislation) in order to aid Chief Superintendent Karen Edwards in conducting a Corporate cover-up.
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The Gnawing Question Top Cop Promoted during Domestic Abuse Biting investigation!
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Court Calls out Senior Cop as being Corrupt but he gets Promoted Anyway
In May 2021 then Superintendent Richard Robertshaw was named in an internal Whistleblower report regarding discrimination against a member of staff
Whilst under investigation Supt Robertshaw was promoted by Chief Constable Chris Rowley (who was fully sighted on the discrimination allegation) Simultaneously (now Chief
Superintendent) Robertshaw blatantly lied to the ongoing Whistleblower investigation.
Deputy Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett was fully sighted on these two facts (dishonesty and rewards) at the end of 2021/ beginning of 2022
DCC Hatchett was aware that this may constitute an offence of Bribery but took no action DCC Hatchett and Lancashire Police’s Professional Standards Dept (PSD)were also fully aware that there was considerable material evidence to corroborate an offence of Bribery but, both, took steps to suppress this evidence; contrary to their lawful duties via the Police Conduct Codes.
DCC Hatchett and PSD were also aware that Chief Supt
Robertshaw had blatantly ignored Covid Laws to take advantage of a relationship with a junior member of staff. DCC Hatchett and PSD again opted to suppress the evidence. By ignoring these matters further victims followed In September 2024 Manchester Employment Court found that C Supt Robertshaw and Chief Inspector Chris Hardy had discriminated against a second victim Furthermore the court stated that C Supt Robertshaw had “Attempted to change the facts” L Darby v Lancashire Police
“Changing Facts” that are being presented before a court is to Attempt to Pervert the Course of Justice and a practice that has
investigate, by Chief Constable Chris Rowley (a full report on this ‘investigation’ can be found on page 8).
Instead CS Edwards removed & ‘binned’ all of the evidence & refused to speak to any independent witnesses or the other officers affected
However, in a audio recording of the ‘Findings Meeting’ CS Edwards admitted that Insp Leadbetter had behaved unprofessionally and called the temporary Sergeant suffering from cancer, “Boll*ck Neck” Just 4 days after this meeting CS Edwards promoted Insp Leadbetter to Chief Inspector The Bribery Act 2010 makes it unlawful to “Reward a person for the improper performance of a relative function” or when “knowing that the acceptance of such advantage would itself constitute the improper performance of a relative function” enquiries@policeconduct govuk
echoes of the Hillsborough Enquiry. BBC News reported on C Supt Robertshaws corrupt conduct commenting that his evidence was, “Inaccurate and a damage limitation exercise”. Lancs Live went further with the headline:
“Police Boss Attempted to Change Facts after Victimising Disabled Officer” on 16th September 2024
(Now)Chief Constable Hatchet and Lancashire PSD even still refused to conduct any investigation into C Supt Robertshaw’s conduct In Fact almost immediately after these court findings CC Hatchett promoted Mr Robertshaw to Assistant Chief Constable! enquiries@policeconduct.gov.uk
ACC Richard Robertshaw “changed the facts” to deceive Court but lands Promotion
PCC Bribery Cover-up Cont…
PCC Snowden was also fully enlightened on the fact that Deputy Chief Constable Hatchett had conducted a cover-up of the offences attributed to CC Rowley & other Senior Officers
The Commissioners Office knew full well that DCC Hatchett had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour, the Ethics Code, Conduct Code & Statutory legislation; committing Gross Misconduct and a dereliction of her duties. The fact is that PCC Snowden & Ian Dickinson have never denied that these offences have been committed by the previous and current Chief Constables
Instead they refused to undertake any investigation into the Chief Officers conduct, citing the Police Reform Act 2002 (which expels officers from making a complaint about another officer in their own force area)
However, the Commissioners Office blatantly ignored the 2020 updates to the Police Conduct Codes and its accompanying statutory guidelines for dealing with Police Whistleblowers.
It could be said that PCC Snowden & Ian Dickinson have themselves committed an offence of Perverting the Course of Justice given the CPS guidelines states that the ‘Course of Justice’ begins, “When an event has occurred, from which it is reasonably expected that an investigation would follow” It is reasonable to suggest that the public would expect the Police & Crime Commissioner to investigate the Chief and Deputy Chief Constables when presented with clear evidence of Gross Misconduct and Criminal Allegations
Clearly PCC Snowden and Ian Dickinson had ‘corporate knowledge’ (with 2 ½ years of evidence) regarding DCC Hatchett acting in a grossly negligent and unlawful way, with criminal offences attributed to this conduct It is therefore difficult to understand the lawfulness of DCC Hatchett’s promotion to Chief Constable, at the hands of PCC Snowden. The Bribery Act 2010 states, “It is an offence to give a financial or other advantage to another person as reward for the improper performance of a relevant function”
Former Chief Constable alleged to have committed 5 counts of Bribery
(From Page 1)
Then Chief Constable Chris Rolwey was fully briefed on both the offences and Senior Officers involved in these well evidenced allegations (which were initially handled by Lancashire’s PSD)
Chief Constable Chris Rowley also appointed Temp Chief Supt Karen Edwards (see page 8) to complete a Whistleblower Protected Disclosure investigation.
What followed was a 9 week, blatant Cover-Up lead by Chief Constable Rowley and CS Karen Edwards
Inside of this 9 week period CC Rolwey & CS Edwards oversaw each of the Senior Officers (subject to corroborated allegations) in providing (proven) dishonest accounts
Simultaneously over these 9 weeks CC Rowley oversaw the Promotions or ‘Other Advantages’ of each officer subject to these allegations (having provided dishonest accounts contrary to the Police Ethics and Conduct Codes)
This included promoting Temp CS Edwards to Chief Superintendent, along with Richard Robertshaw, who is featured on page 2 Chief Inspectors Chris Hardy, Jon Clegg & Sally Riley were all promoted to Superintendent
PCC Grunshaw disregards promises to address Corruption.
On the eve of the election to Lancashire PCC, Clive Grunshaw sent an email in response to the corrupt conduct reported in this publication, it read, “Hopefully after tomorrow’s election I will be in a position to do something about it!”
PCC Grunshaw is sighted on evidence in relation to the previous Chief Constable, previous PCC and current Chief Constable committing varying degrees of Gross Misconduct in Public Office, with no action taken
PCC Grunshaw is aware that his own Head of Governance Ian Dickinson is implicated in a potential Bribery conspiracy, along with an allegation of Perverting the Course of Justice but declined to take action
PCC Grunshaw is enlightened on all of the evidence that supports this publication See:
-The Gnawing Question reporting a Domestic Abuse cover-up on page 4
despite the avalanche of evidence regarding discrimination related criminal offences, dishonesty and Gross Misconduct, involving each officer
It goes without saying that the ‘Relevant Function’ of a Police Officer is to comply with Ethics & Conduct Codes; in particular, to act with Honesty & Integrity. Section 1 of the Bribery Act makes it a criminal offence to Advantage Another for Performing Improperly in a Relevant Function
The Bribery Act also, via Section 2 makes it a Criminal Offence to accept such an ‘Advantage’ whilst knowing it has arisen from Performing Improperly in a Relevant Function
The offence applies to those Performing Public Duties (Police Officers) and the ‘Burden o Proof’ is based upon what a ‘Reasonable Person in the UK would Expect of the Relevan Function’.
Clearly, members of the public expect Police Officers to comply with the legislation and Standards of Professiona Behaviour which governs thei positions CC Rowley is alleged to have committed 5 offences via Section 1 of the Bribery Act which was ‘covered up’ by then DCC Hatchett
-ACC Robertshaw ‘outed’ as corrupt by the court but getting promoted by CC Hatchett (immediately after) on page 2
- Supt Sally Riley; Remembrance Day shame on page 7
-Corruption in Lancashire Professional Standards Department on page 6
-The corrupt conduct of ACC’s Karen Edwards and Russ Proctor on page 8, &
-The Whistleblower Kidnap plot on page 5
PCC Grunshaw’s action regarding these matters? Nil, none, nothing!
To complain about PCC Grunshaw, contact: asad.laher@blackburn.gov.uk (Lancashire Police & Crime Panel) or: enquiries@policeconduct govuk
Former Chief Constable Rowley in Bribery claims
Police & Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw with Chief Constable Hatchett?
Where is the IOPC in all of this?
‘BACKED UP’ BY EVIDENCE
The first thing that should be said is that every word in this publication can be ‘backed up’, evidenced and proven by the author Craig Evans, who has lived these experiences & tenaciously gathered evidence
The author welcomes any of the named Chief/Senior Officers to challenge these facts.
The financial costs of these cover-ups is estimated to be between 1 & 2 Million Pounds, over a 4yr period.
OVER
£1
MILLION OF TAXPAYERS MONEY
If the Bribery offences were investigated that fiscal figure would increase to several million pounds (pay increases and increased pension pots in Policings highest paid roles)
The victim has also suffered losses of several hundred thousand pounds.
The IOPC are fully informed & have failed to act, ignoring statutory duties. The IOPC have never denied that the
Domestic Abuse; The Gnawing Question?
Nobody wants to be the victim of Domestic Abuse, or having to make the difficult decision to report the matter to the Police Of course, statistically, women are more likely to be victims of this abhorrent form of abuse. But, what happens when a man makes the daunting decision to speak up?
What about when the victim is a former Police Officer that has ‘blown the whistle’ on systematic discrimination related corruption amongst Senior & Chief Officers (Lancashire Police) & the alleged offender is also a Senior Police Officer?
Feeling vulnerable & without choice, this is the position the author found himself in, leading up to 2023 On 12th May 2023, after searching for any ‘other option’ the report was reluctantly made, to Lancashire Police Professional Standards Department (PSD). The report included:
-Assault by biting (through the skin) in a fit of jealousy, attempting to prize the victim's phone out of his hand
-Assault by slapping & assault by punching/flat palming the victim (in the back of the head)
-Harassment
-Witness Intimidation
-Coercive Control via financial abuse, isolation from support networks,
offences reported in this publication have been carried out They have simply refused to investigate sighting the 2002 Police Reform Act and ignoring
REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE
the 2020 statutory Home Office, Conduct, Efficiency & Effectiveness guidelines
In these cases the IOPC refuse to engage unless the forces ‘Appropriate Authority’ (Head of Professional Standards; in this case Detective Superintendents Zoe Mainey, Jon Clegg & Lukmaan Mulla) self-refer
The IOPC are sighted on the email between Superintendent Mainey & (then) CI Mulla proving that they had ignored Mandatory IOPC referrals (see page 6) but still will not intervene
by controlling child access & abuse of position
-Gross Misconduct in Public Office.
What you would expect to happen is Police attendance, for the Police to carry out statutory duties (e.g DASH Risk Assessment), to obtain a witness statement, download corroborating media/text messages, secure other evidence (photograph scars for example) & most importantly, safeguard the victim from further offences In reality; there was no visit, nobody called to obtain details & none of the national Domestic Abuse statutory guidelines were complied with Instead PSD Detective Inspectors Abbey Finch-Hall & Simon Challenger dispatched a series of letters (through the post) asking the victim to “email the evidence”. Knowing he was having his basic victim rights violated the victim nevertheless complied for several months (emailing evidence); still no risk assessment taken, no account obtained, no evidence gathering and no safeguarding, enabling the alleged offender to continue with facets of the reported abuse
In fact, then Deputy Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett (who was in overall command of Lancashire PSD & chaired a quarterly ‘Risk Meeting’ to discuss officers subject to misconduct allegations) supported the Senior Officer for promotion (twice) whilst the investigation remained open On 24th Dec 2024, following a phone call from the victim, DS
As central protagonists this gives the ‘Appropriate Authority’ the power to ‘write off’ their own actions over & over again
IOPC Director General Rachel Watson & Dep DG Steve Noonan are more concerned with issuing ‘warnings’ for being contacted directly (twice) When do public servants become so ‘Very Important’ that they will no longer deal with the public? Perhaps at £181,000 per annum (Director General pay)? IOPC contact: enquiries@policeconduct.gov.uk Crime Stoppers Anti-Corruption: 0800 085 0000
Police & Crime Commissioner: 01772 533 587 commissioner@lancashire-pcc govuk
Author Contact: evans437@btinternet com
Jade Mason (PSD) wrote, “I have made enquiries and unfortunately your email (address) was blocked from sending emails to Lancashire Constabulary.”
Over the next 4 months DC Azam Khan (PSD) obtained (via phone/email) a 58page statement, risk assessment & corroborating media messages A crime was recorded & in July 2024 Chief Superintendent Nikki Evans was served with Gross Misconduct investigation notices The matter was referred to DC Emma Smith (West Yorkshire Police PSD) to investigate, as the most serious offence occurred in WYP area Since initial contact in August 2024 DC Smith has refused to speak to the victim (other than email updates), refused to update the victim on enquiries made, & whilst she states CS Evans was interviewed on 23rd April 2025 (23 months after the complaint was made), she has refused to provide the victim with a proper update
All safeguarding pleas have been ignored by both DC’s Khan & Smith resulting in further evidenced allegations of Fraud (by abuse of position) & harassment being made Both DC Smith & Lancashire Police refuse to record, investigate or even speak to the victim regarding these criminal allegations.
At the time of publishing, despite providing corroborating media, photographic evidence (scar) & witness details, no CPS approach has been made (2yrs, 2 months after the complaint was made)
DI Martland Kelly assist colleague in Kidnap Plot
A named ‘subject’ Whistleblower Disclosure submitted serving Police Sergea Pete Hannon went o denying the allegat harassment (during Superintendent Karen investigation into this CS Edwards refused to the two witnesses (bo Officers) who could pr the harassment a subsequent lie During this investigat Hannon took his d conduct further by m malicious allegation ag Whistleblower
HARASSMEN
The Home Office Guidelines on Efficiency & Effe states, “An office knowingly takes acti reprisal against a poli or their family mem other close associates, considered to have brea Standards of Pro Behaviour” Going on t reprisal against a Whis could take the form deliberately false allega
MALICIOUS ALLEGATION
Assistant Chief Constable Russ Proctor was nominated as ‘Stage 2 Whistleblower Investigator’ in 2022 following CS Edwards’ corrupt ‘Stage 1’ cover-up (see page 8)
ACC Proctor refused to speak to the witnesses but also refused to acknowledge a Facebook post on Fleetwood Police’s ‘official page’ which proved beyond all doubt that Insp Hannon had lied again, in making this malicious allegation
REFUSED TO SPEAK TO POLICE WITNESSES
ACC Proctor even refused to speak to the police witnesses present in the Fleetwood Police page video, which is still available to view He also refused to acknowledge the statutory Home Office guidelines mentioned in this article
Insp Hannon manufactured malicious statement to assault & kidnap former colleague
DCC Hatchett, ACC Proctor and the Head of Lancashire Professional Standards Detective Superintendent Zoe Mainey all refused to take action but were forewarned that the statutory Home Office guidelines also supported ‘Media Exposure’ (in the event that a Whistleblower was ignored by the Appropriate Authorities)
Some of the evidence of the Harassment suffered at the hands of Insp Hannon was posted on social media on 2nd
Insp Hannon stalked the victims page & wrote a wholly t evidential statement g to have been d, harassed & ng as a ‘vulnerable
the signed statement to and Kelly, Insp Hannon otion what can only be d as the unlawful the Whistleblower land-Kelly assisted in uring non existent cessity criterias’, and-Kelly stated entry, tech seizures (& was required despite being open for anyone (The searches & tech e not carried out)
POWER OF ENTRY
Martland-Kelly also d Insp Hannon was a le victim’ & using the dence of a phantom ispatched a Sergeant & o force entry into the colleagues house, firearms (There was no f entry under PACE the manufactured Whilst in the address rs assaulted the former unlawfully detained apped him subjecting over 20 hours of False ment mediately saw through icious evidence both that no unlawful s were brought against m of these atrocities but ing the unlawfulness of tland-Kelly & Insp Hannons grotesque actions
ANY OTHER GANG WOULD SERVE PRISON TIME
Any other ‘gang’ conducting themselves in such a criminal way would be subjected to criminal charges and certain prison time
April 2022 presenting the ‘points to prove’ for criminal harassment. On 13th August 2024 a further post used the evidence presented (in respects of Insp Hannon) to highlight corrupt conduct in Lancashire Police’s Police Federation Both posts (& other Lancashire Police corruption posts) can be seen at: https://wwwfacebook com/shar e/16onZ6tc5q/?mibextid=wwXIf
r On 9th September 2024 in a grotesque abuse of his position,
It is 10 months since Lancashire PSD received the corresponding complaint of Aggravated Burglary, Assault, Kidnap, False Imprisonment, Witness Intimidation & numerous violations of the Human Rights Act
At the time of writing Lancashire PSD refuse to speak to the victim or take action It can be confirmed via FOI that Insp Hannon has spent more duty time stalking the victim on social media, writing further statements DCI Martland-Kelly harassed, intimidated and threatened the victim as recent as 22nd June 2025
Insp Pete Hannon abused his position to harass and kidnap a former colleague
DCI Jon Clegg; Excused from Criminal & Gross Misconduct Enquiry
DCI (now Supt) Jon Cle (pictured below), former Sen Investigating Officer (SIO) & He (following promotion)
Lancashire Police’s Professio Standards Dept (PSD).. Below i list of the offences he is a accus of committing in his SIO role PSD that he has never answer to:
ADMITTED THE OFFENCES TO SENIOR COLLEAGUE
- Summary Criminal Offences contrary to Sections 108-112, the Equality Act 2010 (these offences require both discrimination and dishonesty)
- Harassment.
-Perverting the Course of Justice -Section 2 the Bribery Act 2010.
- Gross Misconduct in Public Office.
-A further offence of Harassment in relation to an Officer still serving
DCI Clegg admitted the Summary Criminal Offences privately to S g s s
DCI Clegg was excused from giving evidence in Chief Supt Edwards & ACC Proctor’s cover-ups (see page 8), whilst simultaneously being supported for promotion by Chief Constable Chris Rowley (who was fully sighted on the above criminal allegations and authorised CS Edwards & ACC Proctors cover-ups) enquiries@policeconduct.gov.uk.
Head of Professional Standards Zoe Mainey
IS THIS LANCASHIRE’S PSD POLICE’S MOST CORRUPT DEPARTMENT?
It’s a headline that sounds far fetched but this is Chief Supt Nikki Evans’ assessment of Lancashire Police Professional Standards: “We hold Pc’s & PS’s to a strict investigatory timeline with a key focus on the likelihood of prosecution to ensure that the investigation is proportionate,
THE RULES DON’T APPLY
But the perception, & in my experience the reality, is that the same doesn’t apply in PSD” That is the truth & the reality when it comes to Lancashire Police PSD; they simply make up their own rules; lawful or otherwise.
This publication has a large bundle of evidence regarding PSD’s incompetence, dishonesty and outright criminal conduct An easy example is an email
IGNORED CONDUCT CODES
between the Head of PSD Detective Superintendent Zoe Mainey & SIO DCI Lukmaan Mulla (gained via FOI) on 16th October 2021, which reads; “The statutory guidance at 924 identifies all of the Equality Act protected characteristics, including disability as aggravating factors for the purposes of this section…
Sgt Evans’ allegations of
Systematic & corrupt Disability discrimination quality as recordable conduct matters and we should treat his allegations as recordable conduct matters accordingly; which as you know includes a mandatory referral to the IOPC.”
We also have an email from the same officer; Superintendent Mainey stating:
“I do not intend to make a referral to the IOPC”
It’s fair to say that the Equality Act 2010 is the most important and far reaching piece of legislation (concerning Employment Law/Conditions) passed in the 21st Century It therefore comes as a concern that the 2nd most Senior Officer in Lancashire’s ‘Professional’
INCOMPETENCE
What?? Over a decade after the Equality Act the SIO’s in the internal investigative branch Of Lancashire Police aren’t versed on the legislation that governs their role? DCI Mulla might as
Well have said, “I am incompetent, to the extent I cannot fulfil my role”
Superintendent Mainey & Chief Inspectors Clegg & Mulla made up the entirety of the ‘Professional’ Standards Senior Management team & yet on one page there is corroborated evidence of DCI Clegg admitting Discrimination & Harassment Offences, Supt Mainey & CI Mulla blatantly and knowingly neglecting Statutory Duties (to engage in a cover-up) and DCI Mulla openly admitting his own incompetence
Yet this is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ with evidence available to this publication showing, without doubt, that Supt Mainey and DCI’s Clegg & Mulla actively and wantenly Perverted the Course of Justice.
Evidence of PSD ‘managers’ Detective Inspectors Simon Challenger & Abbie Finch-Hall also Neglecting Lawful Duties and actively Perverting the Course of Justice, along with Civilian Investigators Leslie, Foreshaw, O’Neill & Dewild willingly contributing to the offences
Everything written in this article was overseen by DCC Hatchett who was in overall command of PSD & fully sighted/informed on the offences committed In fact DCC Hatchett promoted both DCI Clegg & Mulla to the ‘Head of Professional Standards’ whilst Supt Mainey was seconded to ensure ‘continuity’ regarding the cover-up that DCC Hatchett actively participated in IOPC email: enquiries@policeconduct govuk
Superintendent Sally Riley in Remembrance Day Shame
The scene is Remembrance Day 2020 amidst Covid Britain under Lockdown.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared:
“We come together every November to commemorate the servicemen & women from Britain & the Commonwealth who sacrificed their lives for our freedom In this time of adversity, no virus can stop us from honouring their memory, particularly when we have just celebrated the 75th anniversary of the 2nd World
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020
War. And in times of our trial, our tributes matter even more. So let’s come together i & remember those w much”
The PM’s declara legislation chan attendance at Rem on 8th Nov Regulations state could attend:
-People gathering work (Police Offic who had a duty to by the ‘Four E’s’; below)
COVID B
-Armed Forces m with Veterans representatives/ca -Volunteers
-”Members of t legally permitted the event as spectators What were the implications for local Policing?
Given the legislation change & respectul demographic attending, enforcement was not required in the circumstances. The main role of the Police at such events is public reassurance and none more dutiful than Remembrance Day; with veterans gathering for the 1st time in many months (due to Covid ‘isolation’ rules)
Inspector Scott Sanders applauded a well prepared Remembrance Day briefing & staff deployments, by the Duty Sergeant at Fleetwood (splitting 12 Officers between the 3 main Cenotaphs) It was therefore a surprise when
Insp Sanders ‘U-turned’, stating Chief Inspector Sally Riley did not want officers to attend the services. Immediately phoning CI Riley, the Duty Sergeant left a voicemail highlighting the lawful duties applicable to the day. On route to the event with veterans proudly walking to the Cenotaphs the Duty Sergeant noticed a voicemail Upon listening to it (a copy was made) CI Riley said, “Erm” more times than any other word having clearly not read the legislation, in her role as a Commanding Officer Officers attended and were applauded & thanked by the veterans for keeping them safe
Imagine the Officers horror when radios crackled into life at 10:58 (as the bugler was starting ‘Last Post’) with CI Riley demanding that they withdraw from Cenotaphs?! Thankfully they stood firm
This is not the real scandal or where the matter ended Debriefing the matter the following day all parties agreed to ‘move on’ Instead CI Riley & Insp Sanders would secretly work on unlawfully ‘fitting up’ the Duty Sergeant In the process both officers would be wilfully dishonest & commit Hate Crime related criminal offences.
Dictated by the ‘4 E’s’ Police Officers had a duty to ENGAGE with members of the public,
POLICE DUTY TO ATTEND ALL GATHERINGS
EXPLAIN (Covid laws), ENCOURAGE (compliance) & ENFORCE (as a last resort) Therefore, regarding Remembrance Day 2020 Police Officers had a duty to attend the gatherings, ENGAGE with attendees, EXPLAIN & ENCOURAGE (the rule of 6, as per the regs at that time)
Removed from Nicola Bulley
Enquiry after appearing incompetent
One of Supt Sally Riley’s 1st supervisors described her as, “As much use as t*ts on a fish”. It is a term still used by one Senior colleague, with others
using similar derogatory terms about her unprofessionalism. Nevertheless Supt Riley has climbed the ranks, leading to increased exposure.
The UK was introduced to Supt Riley in the preliminary press f concerning the sed Nicola Bulley Riley looked of her depth & was rapidly replaced ng was Supt Riley’s on in circumstances mpathetic hand incompetence & are the most east desirable traits Officer Via FOI this n provide evidence t shows these traits n Supt Riley’s (un) eing’. eady unlawfully d constructively experienced Police the workplace (see Supt Nikki Evans his, “I fully support that discipline was used as a way of exiting (PS323) from the organisation”
In other words CI Riley & Insp Sanders unlawfully & dishonestly harassed an experienced Sergeant from his career for carrying out his lawful duties and protecting veterans on Remembrance Day 2020.
Worse still both officers made abhorrently dishonest statements, committing criminal offences & accepted financial rewards for their participation in the consequential cover-up enquiries@policeconduct govuk Crime Stoppers Anti-Corruption: 0800 085 0000 Police & Crime Commissioner: 01772 533 587
Supt Sally Riley at Nicola Bulley news conference
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Assistant Chief Constable Karen Edwards, known to be “the worst of the worst” when is comes to Corporate Cover-Ups
Is this Lancashire’s Most Corrupt Officer?
Described by colleague Superintendent Nikki Evans as “The worst of the worst” (when it comes to ‘Corporate cover-ups’), going on to state, “I bet Steve Rothwell (Police Federation) f*cking hates her!” Supt Evans qualified her comments outlining that (then) Temp Chief Superintendent Karen Edwards would ‘stop at nothing’ when it came to furthering her career.
ACC Russ Proctor; Cover-Up part 2
In the 7 weeks CS Edwards conducted her Stage 1 Whistleblower ‘investigation’ she was abhorrently dishonest She breached Lancashire Constabulary’s own ‘grievance procedure’, she refused to acknowledge the Home Office Statutory Guidelines for Police Whistleblowers, she ripped up the Ethics Code, Conduct Codes, Standards of Professional Behaviour & all other statutory legislation governing UK Police Officers.
Over the previous months Supt Evans had repetitively mocked a Police Whistleblower’s efforts to expose Discrimination, Criminal and Gross Misconduct amongst the Senior Ranks of Lancashire Constabulary; despite the plethora of unambiguous and conclusive evidence supplied with the Protected Disclosures (some of which was witnessed by Supt Evans, who refused to ‘speak up’).
Supt Evans stated that Lancashire Police had “never found in favour of a bullying allegation (grievance)” She also disclosed that when she
CS Edwards also physically removed over 100 pages of indisputable material evidence from the Protected Disclosure (& her ‘investigation’). She also refused to speak to the numerous independent witnesses listed (including two ‘victims’ and Supt Evans).
CS Edwards agreed to present a ‘question set’ of around 40 questions to Insp Scott Sanders but then discarded it, she ignored a witnessed (by Police) integrity issue re Insp Sanders & PS Wray identified during her ‘investigation’, she refused to obtain HR ‘minutes proving part of the Disclosure, she altered her report (to suit) after her ‘Findings Meeting’ & ignored
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accepted a considerable financial advantage (promotion) for her flagrant disregard of her own ‘Relevant Function’ contrary to section 2 the Bribery Act 2010 In many ways Assistant Chief Constable Russ Proctor’s acts of Gross Misconduct (having been appointed ‘Stage 2 Whistleblower
In the 7 weeks that CS Edwards undertook this ‘investigation’ she was promoted by CC Rowley whilst engaging in a blatant cover-up. So blatant that it could only have taken place with the full instruction and support of Chief Constable Rowley In fact CC Rowley directly interfered and directed the investigation in such a way (twice), whilst the investigation was underway Sighted by (no witnesses being spoken to) and informed (by Supt Evans) CS Edwards ‘Findings Meeting’ was audio recorded (1hr 25mins) As expected CS Edwards desecrated on her ‘Oath’ as a Police Officer. Read “ACC Proctor; Cover-up Part2 (below) for more detail…
Mandatory IOPC referrals
CS Edwards excused DCI Jon Clegg from providing an account despite him having openly admitted discrimination, oversaw Supt Sally Riley & Insp Sanders in preparing dishonest accounts despite both facing evidenced Criminal allegations, oversaw CI Chris Hardy, Supt Richard Robertshaw, Insp Cara Leadbetter & Insp Pete Hannon in providing provable dishonest accounts.
CS Edwards simultaneously promoted Insp Leadbetter and handed ‘Other Advantages’ to both Inspectors Sanders and Hannon contrary to the Bribery act As previously mentioned CS Edwards ‘Findings Meeting was recorded (as evidence) CS Edwards also
Investigator’) following CS Edwards unlawful cover-up was much worse, as it was informed and premeditated Before ACC Proctor’s ‘investigation’ he was briefed on the ‘points to prove’ (section 2 Bribery Act) & it was demonstrated, unequivocally that he would commit the offence if he performed his ‘Relevant Function’ improperly in order to gain an ‘Advantage’ by retaining his (then) Temporary Post &/or to be supported for substantive promotion ACC Proctor was briefed on the offences committed in the Stage 1 cover-up (including those attributed to CC Rowley), on the Discrimination Offences, on matters that tended to Pervert the Course of Justice, all of the deficiencies in CS Edwards cover-up & on receipt of 300 pages of FOI, a plethora of more indisputable evidence. ACC Proctor refused to speak to the informant and went on to breach all of his statutory and lawful duties in the same manner CS Edwards had ACC Proctor repeated this act but also disposed of two independent witness statements sent from a Police Sergeant and Police Staff member He discarded these accounts to support his predetermined, dishonest & corrupt narrative CC Rowley & DCC Hatchett immediately supported ACC Proctor for substantive promotion on completion of his cover-up enquiries@policeconduct.gov.uk Crime Stoppers Anti-Corruption: 0800 085 0000
Police & Crime Commissioner: 01772 533 587 commissioner@lancashire-pcc govuk
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Former ACC Russel Proctor