Ministry of Defence Police (Hansard, 1 November 2001)

HC Deb 01 November 2001 vol 373 c769W 769W

§ Andrew Mackinlay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on(a) the reasons for and (b) the circumstances relating to the departure of the deputy head of the Ministry of Defence Police. [11766]

§ Dr. Moonie
The contract of Mr. Tony Comben as Deputy Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police was terminated on Wednesday 24 October 2001. I am withholding the reasons for his departure under Exemption 8 (Public Employment) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. Mr. Comben's departure was completely unrelated to complaints against him from members of the public, currently being investigated.