The recruitment of Nick Adderley, who lied about his career, is described as 'a dark chapter' for Northamptonshire Police.
Basic checks were not carried out in the recruitment of a chief constable who was later found to have lied about his career, an inquiry has found.
People who have successfully completed DV, which is a national process, can have access to highly sensitive information, including documents marked 'top secret'. When Mr Adderley did submit to a new MV process in 2023, he stated he had served in the navy for ten years, whereas on the previous DV forms he put down the true length of service of two years, but with the wrong end date, the report added.
It also emerged that the National Security Vetting Service did not hold a record of Mr Adderley's DV clearance, with the report noting that at the time it had been moving from paper to electronic records. Shortly afterwards, Mr Balhatchett initiated an investigation into Mr Adderley's recruitment and ordered checks into the qualifications of his most senior officers.
"We are taking robust action to ensure this situation will never arise again and that officers and staff, as well as the communities we serve across Northamptonshire, have the utmost confidence in our processes going forward.”
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