Rupert Matthews pays £56,000 in a settlement that did not include an admission of liability
Rupert Matthews said the decision was not about "political allegiances or challenge to my approach"A police and crime commissioner has paid out £56,000 in compensation after an ethics group claimed it had been dismissed unfairly.
His predecessor criticised the group's disbandment, claiming it was because "he didn't like their criticism".Mr Matthews said he felt the previous group was "not focused enough" and decided to replace them with a new panel that was more in line with his police and crime plan, theHe claimed he invited all seven members to put their names forward to sit on the new group.
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