21/10/2013 Inside Out North East and Cumbria

In the next half an hour. Unprofessional and inexcusable, the

verdict of one of Britain's top detectives on a flawed

investigation. Is Cleveland Police Force a spent

force? I have stopped the rot. I've done

everything I can to make sure that things that were Could the north

east's prize winning cattle fall prey to TB thanks to a few rogue

farmers? Not right have been changed. They're

moving them from a dirty area into a clean area, they're trying to make

the cattle worth more money. And from Crook to Calcutta, the

footy team that found itself in a different league.

If anybody had said to me beforehand, "You'd go and referee a

game of amateur players from NE England in front of 100,000 people,"

I would have said no way. Stories from the heart of the

north`east and Cumbria. This is Inside Out.

A botched investigation cost Cleveland Police half a million

pounds in damages after it admitted acting illegally. But that's only

half the story. We've obtained a leaked report that says the mistakes

stretch back a decade. So far, no`one's been held to account. It's

not the first time the force has faced scandal. Now some are asking

is Cleveland Police's time up? ?25,000 ransom money being handed

over in exchange for kidnap victim Tony Pattison, all caught on camera

by a police surveillance team. The kidnapping began a saga of missed

opportunities and fraud detective work that would end up costing

Cleveland Police half ?1 million in damages. It's all set out in this

confidential report commissioned by the Police Watchdog. I've shown it

to one of Britain's top detectives. I have to say it was just

neglectful. That is the only way to describe it. The only winners are

the bad guys. So, how did it all begin? Back in 2004, detectives were

convinced that the man behind the kidnap was this man, Tyers. But he

walked free. The report by the Independent Police Complaints

Commission lists how the police might have missed opportunities to

strengthen the case against Tyers. The first was just five months after

the crime A phone linked to the kidnapping was discovered by the

police in a top of the range BMW. They needed to identify the owner of

the car, and the phone. The car was bought for cash but whom by? It took

detectives five years to interview the seller, but by which time he

couldn't identify the man who bought the car. Next, the car was involved

in a road rage incident in Stockton. Although the BMW's number was

logged, the team investigating Tyers never interviewed the aggrieved

driver. Two more road rage incidents in the BMW were missed including one

occasion when a motorists had a kebab hurled at him. When you look

at the catalogue of missed opportunities, it probably would

have resulted in a successful prosecution. I think some of them

are just in it `` inexplicable as to why they were missed. Albert Kirby

led the case against the killers of Liverpool toddler, James Bulger. He

pulled no punches in assessing the work of detective, Tony Riordhan.

The enquiry was conducted in a most unprofessional manner. I think it is

totally inexcusable, really, for a senior investigating officer to be

as lax as he would appear to have been, and as has been highlighted in

the review. The report is scathing about the work of the police team.

When people see the report, they will see there were mistakes made,

lines of enquiry that promised. There were other things that could

have been done. An expectation is that the person in charge thinks

widely and tries to make sure they cover all of those angles. The IPCC

report suggests they didn't. So the bungled investigation may have

allowed the prime suspect to walk free. But instead of questioning

their detective skills, the police sought another answer. They were

convinced that witnesses had been nobbled, or persuaded to change

their story. The police now had a new target, Bronson Tyers' lawyer.

James Watson had built a reputation as the go`to guy if you are in a jam

with the law. For 20 years before these events, I'd received lots of

threats from very senior officers, investigations are under way, that

I'd been targeted in one way or another. So, although the events of

June the 3rd very unpleasant, it turned my life upside down for me, I

wasn't surprised. On June 3rd, Mr Watson was arrested at his home on

suspicion of perverting the course of justice. The raid had the backing

of now disgraced Chief Constable Sean Price. Seeing your husband

being taken out by police officers and arrested, it's something that

nothing prepares you for. There were about 20 police officers going

through personal items in the house, searching through drawers. The whole

place looked as if we had been burgled at the end of it. Mr Watson

was held in custody for 30 hours, but there's no record of his

interrogation as the police tape recordings, and their back`ups

mysteriously malfunctioned. A year later, the case against him was

dropped. Admitting they'd abused their power and their actions were

indefensible, Cleveland Police paid out half a million pounds in damages

and agreed to remove any vestige of suspicion against him from police

records. The money side feels a bit tawdry. It wasn't about money. It

was about reputation, fairness, and getting to the truth. I have

absolutely no faith whatsoever in the police force now. People should

understand how vindictive and dangerous Cleveland Police can be.

That's not fair. The officers attended the address with the

correct warrants, and with information that allowed them to

make that arrest. Tonight, Newsnight can reveal that

Cleveland Police force has agreed to pay damages of more than half ?1

million. News of Mr Watson's huge pay`out hit the headlines earlier

this year, and the spotlight fell again on Detective Chief Inspector

Tony Riordan. The report says he botched the kidnapping inquiry and

the subsequent investigation into Mr Watson and was described as being...

That comment, a thorn in their side, shows the culture of Cleveland

Police is indefensible. They didn't understand what function a defence

lawyer is in our Constitution. Although the report called for the

suspension of Tony Riordan, Cleveland Police allowed him to

retire on a full pension. He told us he'd made a formal complaint about

the IPCC investigation. When the police searched the office,

they took a clone of the entire hard drive of my computer and all the

files on it. The illegal way the police handled the investigation

into Mr Watson has already cost millions. But because they seized

and examined other unrelated files, other cases may now need to be

revisited, potentially adding yet more cost. About 100 people in 2009

were represented by my firm, work admitted `` or committed for their

charge, but they must now think about whether the Cleveland Police

used my computer to access their files. I cannot comment on that. Mr

Tyers, the original complainant, has submitted another set of complaints,

which are being investigated by the IPCC. If a whole host of trials has

been compromised, who pays for that? Is no evidence any of those

trials have been compromised. Millions and millions of public

pounds was spent and wasted in what is a dirt poor town in a town of

austerity `` in a time of austerity. That money was wasted by

identifiable public officials, and not yet one of them has been

publicly identified or publicly held to account. On behalf of those

people we've let down, and Mr Watson has been recompensed for what we

did, I say sorry. And apologise for that. What I will promise people is

that we've learnt lessons, we've moved on. Cleveland Police is in the

last chance saloon. We had operation Lancet a few years ago, we had

another operation still running now. What happened with Mr Watson was

unacceptable. If we find ourselves again he in this place, it might be

time to look at whether Cleveland Police have future. Have you stopped

the rot? This started in 2004, and there are many things we are looking

at. The rock was a blot of rock. It was a tiny piece of rock. This force

is a very good force. On behalf of them and for them I've done

everything I can to make sure that things that were not right have been

changed. Supposedly, the commission is supposed to hold the commissioner

to account `` the constable to account. But he is little more than

a lackey for the police seeking pathetically to justify waters

plainly unjustifiable. I am sorry he feels that way. I would say that

action has been taken to address all of his concerns. I'm waiting to hear

from you to describe what went on. The police were at fault. I will not

defend the indefensible. I'm not going to defend ad practice in

Cleveland Police. Everything I've done since I've been elected... You

haven't even condemned it. I won't support bad practice and I've

apologised to the person who suffered in terms of his arrest, and

I think that's appropriate. What happened in 2004`2010 is important,

and we will learn from it but I'm particularly interested in what

happened in 2013 and beyond. That's what matters to people now.

Now, the issue of TB in cattle is rarely out of the headlines. So

you'd think preventing the disease from spreading was a top priority.

But we've uncovered alarming evidence that suggests the region's

farms may face an increased risk, thanks to illegal movements of

livestock. Abbie Jones has been investigating.

From a few isolated cases in the 1980s, bovine tuberculosis now

affects large areas of England. And it's been steadily moving north and

east. The number of herds affected by the disease almost doubled in

Cheshire in the year to this June. In Cumbria, it increased fourfold.

How to tackle the disease is controversial. But what is agreed is

it must be stamped out in an area known as the Edge. An area between

high`risk counties where there's an epidemic and low`risk counties where

cases are rare. An area where the disease is steadily spreading. DEFRA

is so concerned about the Edge, it introduced measures like tougher

cattle tests here this month. But is that enough? Phil Latham farms on

the Edge and in a high`risk TB area in Cheshire. Until a year and a half

ago, he'd never had a case of bovine TB. This year, 89 cows were

slaughtered. Emotionally and financially, pretty tough. We still

haven't adapted the business and we've decided to go to 300 cows,

which makes people redundant, a chap leaving today, who's worked for me

for 25 years. Phil hasn't bought in a cow in 16 years. He's certain

badgers infected his cattle and welcomes the cull. But he believes

farmers are also at risk because of problems with the AHVLA, the body

which manages cattle testing. It took 174 days between getting the

first incident of TB lasted and my neighbours having to be tested. That

is a ridiculous timescale. In terms of their paper systems, they are out

of control. We were told to get our cattle tested before they were

shot. One neighbour hadn't actually been tested for 20 years because he

had been forgotten. It took over 40 visits to get him tested. That is a

ridiculous waste of resources, and I think that's a ridiculous way to

control the disease. This man was prosecuted for nearly 200 offences.

We asked him to explain to us why he has repeatedly broken the rules but

he hasn't replied. He still has a license to transport cattle across

the country, issued by the organisation. The same body that

shut down the other farm. It doesn't refuse a licence for breaking TB

rules. It wants to make sure transported animals are well

treated. For Richard Gardner, that's not good enough. For the last year,

he's been vaccinating badgers against TB. That work could be being

undermined. Or trying to find solutions to tackle bovine TB and we

are trying to vaccinate badgers, but we could be wasting our time because

people out there are still moving disease around. Illegally moving

animals is for some an even bigger worry. I've come to Cumbria, a

low`risk area, to meet a farmer who claims the law's been broken for

profit and we have protected his identity. You often see wagons from

down south pole up, they unload cows in the morning `` at night, and then

they are taken to auctions. On paper, it never happened. How do you

feel about that? It's not fair on us. It is a hard thing to sort it

out. They are trying but they need to be more ruthless to stop it. Of

course, the vast majority of farmers stick to the rules. Are those rules

strict enough to control TB? Tens of thousands of animals are

bought and sold at auctions. I've come to a new auction in Kendall

used by farmers across the North. On the screens here, limited

information about the animals for sale. Auctions don't have room and

aren't forced to provide more. How confident can a farmer be in what

he's buying? The cow could have moved from anywhere. The government

wants to give more information. But it is not mandatory. We've played

around for too long. We've got to do something about it and we've got to

make it mandatory and the government have got to get ahold. That's not

the only bit of legislation Trevor wants to see changed. In low`risk

areas, the neighbour of a farmer who comes downwards TB has a 28 day

window before he has to shut down his own farm. After that 28 days,

they can move and sell livestock. All the rules around TB have to be

tidied up. Will that happen? The government is reviewing how to

tackle TB to stop it travelling north but it doesn't believe it

should be compulsory for farmers to provide TB information at places

like auctions. At this moment in time, we don't think it should. We

need people to think about what they're doing. This doesn't apply to

TB but to all diseases. It is very much in the mind of the buyer as

well as providing information. And the 28 day window Trevor wants to

see removed? A low risk area has low incident of TB therefore it is

deemed the risk is minimal. However, it is something we are looking at

and have decided to review. We asked the AHVLA about the problems we have

exposed. It seems Phil Latham's neighbour wasn't tested. It denies

funds had to wait six months for testing once the disease was

confirmed. It also insists testing is strictly managed and that cattle

are registered on a national database and their movements

recorded to make sure they are tested and that it imposes movement

restrictions when testing is overdue and report serious breaches to local

authorities. And that farmers who don't identify and record cattle

correctly risk losing a subsidy. Back in Cheshire, this man hopes

enough will be done to halt the spread in bovine TB. The inevitable

slide will continue unless a better policy is implemented. I'd battle

there is no denying our region's passion for sport. `` there is no

denying. Sometimes we have to delve into the history books to relive the

glory days. Let us do that right now but for a Northern league club that

despite being low down in the league, find themselves with an

international fixture list. Crook town training on a cold October

evening. It was not always like this. If anybody had said to me

beforehand you would referee a game of amateur players from the

north`east of England in front of 100,000 people I would have said,

Norway. I felt like Sir Alex Ferguson, like it was Manchester

United. Now way. So how did they end up playing in front of 100,000 fans

in India? It all began with a conversation with the team doctor.

He asked if we could go to India to play football and I immediately said

yes. With the promise of an India trip, they needed a new manager. I

said I would accept the job, I did not know what I had let myself in

for. In return for the trip, the Indian posts had a shopping list.

They wanted a 1966 world player and a World Cup referee. I said yes, Pat

Partridge lives nearby. I said yes, if you are offering me, I will go,

it would be a pleasure. Bobby Charlton would be the World Cup

hero. Bobby Charlton said he would go. Bobby Charlton is a legend. That

made the trip, we said we must be going to win if we are getting Bobby

Charlton, I could not sleep for thinking about it. But just two days

before flying out, they received a letter. I am unable to come due to

injury. I thought, we have to get somebody and we got Terry Payne by

the end of the day. He was a one`time team`mate of Gordon Jones,

he saved the day and agreed to take the seat left by Bobby Charlton.

Crook town set of from Heathrow on the trip of a lifetime. Then Michael

I always think of that scene, when the Beatles first went to America.

`` all these people were on the roof of the airport, they had come to see

us. It then began to dawn on me how special this trip was going to be. I

was amazed that all these people were there at the airport, they were

putting garlands around our necks and asking when they would be a

press conference. I wondered what was going on. Just two days to get

used to the heat and it was time for the first match. We went out in

taxis to drive towards the stadium. I kept seeing all these people. We

came out in front of 80,000. When it did kick off, it was tremendous. We

were presented with flowers and garlands and we were asked to

distribute them to the codes. They were all fighting for them. It was

unbelievable. `` to the crowds. When we walked out onto the pitch in

front of 100 thousand people, it was so special. I will never forget.

When we took a few end the crowd all in unison shouted. We all for that

second floors, what was that? Every time they took the throw in after

that it was comical. `` we rose. We used every sum in every game. 18

players. `` every substitute. Conditions were so fierce. We

brought them on and off. This heat was immense, it was like when you

open the door of an often and the heat hits you. They have a trip up

to Darjeeling high in the Himalayas. We set off up this mountain and

thought how will this court get up there? When we got to Darjeeling the

people from Nepal had travelled for three days. If it had been

Manchester United I could understand it, but who Town? We went to one

game and looked down into this pitch. It was a sand pitch. How

would they play football here? There were trees behind the goals. We've

looked down on the pitch. The center circle was our team logo and the

opponents local in colours. That is a sight I will never forget. It was

incredible. The match also finished 1`1 with the

finest hour of ceilidh. It was a good cross. I headed it down and

gave the keeper no chance. That is all I remember was the sound of it

hitting the net. The sandy pitch had its own issues. How many referees

can say they could not start the game because of a steam roller on

the pitch? They had on when, four draws, and one defeat. I was not

expecting the crowds, the greetings we got from the Indian people, the

way they treated us. I just was not expecting it at all. The fact they

played in front of 100,000 people, the beautiful trip up to Darjeeling,

it was the trip of a lifetime. I feel incredibly proud. I am so glad

I took this football team to Calcutta. That is it for another

week. , is it the end of the road for this man? It terrifies me they

thought I cannot run for a bit. See you next Monday. Good night.

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