Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley has been suspended pending the outcome of an inquiry into claims he misrepresented his past by wearing a Falklands War campaign medal.
In a statement, the county’s police, fire and crime commissioner, Stephen Mold, said he had suspended Mr Adderley while an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) takes place.
The statement said: “A complaint from a member of the public concerning the conduct of Chief Constable Nick Adderley and centred around his military service was received by the Office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.
“After careful consideration of the situation, and after taking independent legal advice, Northamptonshire police, fire and crime commissioner Stephen Mold has suspended the Chief Constable Nick Adderley while the allegations against him are independently investigated.”
Stephen Mold said he believed it was in the public interest, in the interest of the Northamptonshire force, and of Nick Adderley himself that he be suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry.
