The head of the police watchdog was forced to resign after becoming subject to a criminal investigation into a historical allegation, the home secretary has revealed
Suella Braverman confirmed tonight that Michael Lockwood left his post abruptly on Friday evening after she was made aware that he faced a criminal probe.He told staff at the Independent Office for Police Complaints that he was leaving for "personal and domestic reasons".
Lockwood became the IOPC's first boss after it replaced the defunct Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2018.
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