Overview
- The IOPC said Scott Chilton has a case to answer for potential breaches of honesty and integrity, authority, respect and courtesy, orders and instructions, and discreditable conduct.
- Investigators allege two workplace relationships were not disclosed, including an encounter while on duty before he became chief constable.
- Chilton is accused of abusing his position for a sexual purpose during his tenure as chief constable and failing to declare that relationship.
- He allegedly denied the relationship to senior figures in the PCC’s office and within the force despite repeated questions.
- The OPCC accepted the IOPC referral and will arrange a gross misconduct hearing, with a date to be confirmed; Chilton retired in April 2025 during the investigation.