Mr. Kevin Taylor (Hansard, 25 January 1990)

§ Mr. Burt
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Greater Manchester as to what measures are being taken to ensure the security and preservation of all police operational logs, notebooks and diaries relating to the case of Mr. Kevin Taylor.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
I understand from the chief constable that all possible steps have been taken to secure the material relevant to the case.

§ Mr. Franks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the Greater Manchester police as to whether he was involved directly or indirectly in the decision of the Greater Manchester police to investigate the affairs of Mr. Kevin Taylor.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
No. The chief officer of any force is responsible for all operational matters.

§ Mr. Franks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what factors are taken into consideration when deciding whether a chief constable is the appropriate person to determine alleged serious misconduct by senior officers of his force.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The police authority, not the chief constable, is the disciplinary authority for officers above the rank of chief superintendent in police forces other than the Metropolitan police force.