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Avon and Somerset police chief resigns

By Bristol24/7  Friday Oct 16, 2015

Avon and Somerset chief constable Nick Gargan has resigned.

It comes after months of speculation about the future of the embattled police chief, who earlier this month was asked to step down after being found guilty of eight counts of misconduct – including sending intimate images from his work phone.

Gargan will leave his position with three-month’s salary of £38,171.25. As well as three months’ housing allowance and two weeks’ accrued holiday, this totals just less than £45,000.

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Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens said: “I have accepted Mr Gargan’s resignation with immediate effect. I think this is in the best interests of the Constabulary, and residents. It also means that the protracted and lengthy section 38 process will end immediately and no further legal expense will be incurred.

“I have agreed to pay Mr Gargan three-month’s salary in lieu of notice as the terms of his contract state. This was not a decision I took lightly and I have considered it very carefully however in order to bring the legal proceedings to a close this is the most cost effective outcome. It also means that I can begin the process of recruiting a new Chief Constable as soon as possible and the organisation can move on.”

Temporary Chief Constable Gareth Morgan will continue to lead Avon & Somerset Constabulary while a recruitment process takes place.

Read more about when Mountstevens said that Gargan “has let down the colleagues he led and the communities he was there to protect”.

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