:00:00. > :00:04.we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:04. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight.
:00:09. > :00:11.A report clears Lincolnshire's chief constable of misconduct —
:00:12. > :00:23.drawing a line under the row at the top of the force. The conclusions
:00:23. > :00:26.have let me in my words to say that the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire,
:00:26. > :00:28.Neil Rhodes, has been exonerated. Work versus university, teenagers
:00:28. > :00:31.look to the future after A—level and BTEC results.
:00:31. > :00:40.Fans see the Premier League trophy at the KC hours before Hull's
:00:40. > :00:46.return to top flight football. To think I am seeing the real version,
:00:46. > :00:49.it is just amazing. It is our team. And everyday like how we play.
:00:49. > :00:55.There's nothing else like it in the north, why there's so much pride in
:00:55. > :00:58.this city garden. We have got a spell of wet weather,
:00:58. > :01:03.some heavy rain on the cards overnight. Fresher day for tomorrow.
:01:03. > :01:11.I'll be back later with the fall forecast.
:01:11. > :01:15.The Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police has spoken of his relief
:01:15. > :01:21.after he was cleared of misconduct, following a five month
:01:21. > :01:23.investigation. Neil Rhodes was suspended and later reinstated by
:01:23. > :01:25.the county's police and crime commissioner, Alan Hardwick, after
:01:25. > :01:34.he became embroiled in a dispute involving another force. A report
:01:34. > :01:39.out today found no evidence that Mr Rhodes had abused his position. In
:01:39. > :01:41.a moment, we'll hear from police commissioner Alan Hardwick. But
:01:41. > :01:49.first, our political editor Tim Iredale has this report.
:01:49. > :01:53.It is hard to imagine the two men responsible for keeping the streets
:01:53. > :01:58.of Lincolnshire safe have enjoyed happy working relationship over the
:01:58. > :02:01.past few months. Back in February, Neil Rhodes was suspended by the
:02:01. > :02:06.police and crime commissioner, Alan Hardwick. In March, Sir Peter Fahy,
:02:07. > :02:10.the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, was asked to
:02:11. > :02:15.investigate. Later that month a judge quashed Mr Rose's suspension
:02:15. > :02:19.and he was reinstated as temporary chief constable put up the day Neil
:02:19. > :02:23.Rhodes was cleared of any accusation of misconduct. He has
:02:23. > :02:26.not been available for it to the bat gave this reaction on the
:02:26. > :02:31.internet. I have sought over the last six minutes to maintain a
:02:31. > :02:35.dignified silence, a safe in the knowledge I knew that there was
:02:35. > :02:38.never any substance in these spurious allegations. I do not
:02:38. > :02:42.intend to depart from that approach. I want simply to get on with my job
:02:42. > :02:47.with working with the commissioner to provide an effective and
:02:47. > :02:52.improving policing for Lincolnshire. This issue was never about police
:02:52. > :02:55.and immigration. It involved the advisory role Neil Rhodes had
:02:55. > :02:59.played in of case involving claims of racial discrimination brought by
:02:59. > :03:06.a solicitor who worked for West Yorkshire police. Sir Peter Fahy's
:03:06. > :03:10.report found that Mr Rhodes had done nothing wrong. As it was the
:03:10. > :03:16.dis —— wrong decision to suspend the chief constable. It was quite
:03:16. > :03:22.wrong and proper —— right that any allegation was investigated.
:03:23. > :03:26.Suspension is a big step, and I do not think the level of misconduct
:03:26. > :03:31.as alleged justified the suspension. The saga has attracted critics at
:03:31. > :03:35.Westminster. I think that Alan Hardwick and others will be to look
:03:35. > :03:37.carefully at this report so that everybody learned the lessons. A
:03:37. > :03:43.think the government needs to provide the support and advice that
:03:43. > :03:46.commissioners so desperately need. Both the chief constable and the
:03:46. > :03:50.commissioner say they want to draw a line under this matter, which has
:03:50. > :03:57.cast a black cloud over Lincolnshire's Thin Blue Line.
:03:57. > :04:00.Earlier, I spoke to the police and crime commissioner, Alan Hardwick,
:04:00. > :04:04.and asked him if the findings of today's report meant that he had
:04:04. > :04:09.been wrong to suspend and investigate Neil Rhodes. I received
:04:09. > :04:13.a very serious allegation, what was I supposed to do? I was not going
:04:13. > :04:18.to ignore allegations like that. The people of Lincolnshire would
:04:18. > :04:23.not expect their PCC to ignore an allegation. That would be the thin
:04:23. > :04:31.end of the wedge, what would they suspect the of covering up next?
:04:31. > :04:33.Sir Peter interviewed Mr Rhodes for three hours for this investigated,
:04:33. > :04:35.but you say you still remain troubled by the nature of the
:04:35. > :04:40.investigation and the allegation. Are you but letting the matter
:04:40. > :04:44.rest? As fire as I'm concerned, this draws a line under the whole
:04:44. > :04:48.episode. To answer your question more directly, in an ideal world it
:04:48. > :04:53.would have been good if Sir Peter's inquiry could have come down on one
:04:53. > :04:57.side or another. It did not, and that is not really a surprise
:04:57. > :05:01.because this all revolved around a private conversation between two
:05:01. > :05:04.very, very highly placed individuals in the High it world of
:05:04. > :05:09.policing. There was no independent witness. The conclusions have led
:05:09. > :05:13.me, in my words, this is my words, to say that the Chief Constable of
:05:13. > :05:19.Lincolnshire Neil Rhodes has been exonerated. Do you regret doing
:05:19. > :05:26.what you have done? How much has a cost Tech —— taxpayers for example?
:05:26. > :05:30.My legal bill is £37,500. I do not know whether you expect me to dodge
:05:30. > :05:35.that question, I have no intention of doing that. Any other bills
:05:35. > :05:38.associated with this will be published by my website. Money
:05:38. > :05:43.which could have been spent on policing which has gone down the
:05:43. > :05:47.tubes of a right carry on? No, it is not a right carrying, policing
:05:47. > :05:50.has not gone down the tubes, the money will be found from the Budget
:05:50. > :05:56.in my own department where I have already saved a I have saved
:05:57. > :06:04.£200,000 per year. You can prioritise money, but what price
:06:04. > :06:09.integrity and what price democracy? Mr Rhodes has indicated that he
:06:09. > :06:14.intends to apply for the role of chief constable permanently. Do you
:06:14. > :06:19.wanted to be Chief Constable? I AM delighted you race that, Peter. I
:06:19. > :06:25.am also delighted that Neil Rhodes has told me that he will apply for
:06:25. > :06:30.the permanent role, when I advertise. The applications and
:06:30. > :06:34.every part of the process will be supervised by the New College of
:06:34. > :06:40.policing. I welcome Mr Rhodes's application. Would he make a good
:06:40. > :06:51.chief constable for you? Neil Rhodes a knowledge of ligature, of
:06:51. > :06:57.accessing, hit Sanderling good —— it stands him in good stead. Will
:06:57. > :07:01.he make a good Chief Constable? He is the acting chief constable, and
:07:01. > :07:09.he has a 27 year unblemished police career, what more can I say. They
:07:09. > :07:13.queue for your time. My pleasure. Was Alan Hardwick right to
:07:13. > :07:18.investigate, even though the cost to the tax payers as we just herds
:07:18. > :07:22.has been almost £40,000? If you have a view on this, we will have
:07:22. > :07:37.some before we finish. This is how you get in touch.
:07:37. > :07:45.We look forward on hearing your thoughts on this one.
:07:45. > :07:51.In a moment. A last chance to have a say on the biggest local road
:07:51. > :07:53.investment for three decades. More teenagers are choosing to
:07:53. > :07:58.study job—specific university courses or take up apprenticeships.
:07:58. > :08:03.Head teachers say it's a trend which means many students will be
:08:03. > :08:06.better equipped for the jobs market. The news comes on the day school—
:08:06. > :08:09.leavers across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire picked up their A
:08:09. > :08:14.level or BTEC results. Sarah Corker was with some of them.
:08:14. > :08:21.After two years of hard work, relief for pupils at John Leggott
:08:21. > :08:25.college in Scunthorpe. I didn't sleep very much, I kept waking up
:08:25. > :08:30.in the night. I was nervous. But it paid off. My heart was pounding
:08:30. > :08:37.from around 5am, refreshing the page, trying to log on. Then I got
:08:37. > :08:45.them and it was just, oh my gosh! I got three A*s and add A! It's been
:08:45. > :08:48.a record year for the college. We have gone from a low point three or
:08:49. > :08:52.four years go to the best ever achievement rates, the best ever
:08:52. > :08:57.high—grade rate said we have ever had. We are very proud. It's a
:08:57. > :09:00.story repeated across our area. In Mablethorpe, teenagers chose to do
:09:00. > :09:08.BTECs instead of A levels, a qualification geared towards
:09:08. > :09:13.employment. What are the advantages of BTEC over A—level? They offer
:09:13. > :09:17.more work—related learning, and students perceive that it is a more
:09:17. > :09:23.direct route to into employment. And it gives them an opportunity to
:09:23. > :09:27.express succeed where they might not be so successful if they are
:09:27. > :09:34.not very good at examinations. Like Rachel most here have a clear
:09:34. > :09:37.career path. I wanted to be an air hostess can I just needed some work
:09:37. > :09:41.experience. I want to do an apprenticeship at the school. I
:09:41. > :09:46.have now got experience, so it would hold me up greatly. I got a
:09:46. > :09:51.distinction, Merit, married, in sport or exercise science, and I am
:09:51. > :09:54.going to university to do sport and excitation —— education. For those
:09:54. > :09:57.who didn't get the grades, they were probably on clearing hotlines
:09:57. > :10:01.like this at the University of Hull. The message is, do not panic, we
:10:01. > :10:04.make office where we can but we encourage people to visit. They are
:10:04. > :10:08.making a decision which will affect them for three or four year. These
:10:08. > :10:11.school leavers are hoping their job focused approach to learning will
:10:11. > :10:18.give them the edge when looking for work. Many young people have no
:10:18. > :10:32.coast —— choice than to leave the area if they are going to perceive
:10:32. > :10:35.their careers. If you were getting results this morning, I hope you
:10:35. > :10:38.got the results you were hoping for. A new school will be built in
:10:38. > :10:41.Lincoln which will teach students vocational skills. A former art
:10:41. > :10:44.college will be expanded and turned into a University Technical College.
:10:44. > :10:46.It's a joint project between Siemens, the University of Lincoln
:10:46. > :10:52.and Lincoln College to improve engineering and science skills in
:10:52. > :10:55.the county. Consultation on plans to improve
:10:55. > :11:00.one of the regions busiest roads ends today. People who use the A63
:11:00. > :11:03.Castle Street in Hull have until midnight to comment on a proposed
:11:03. > :11:13.£190 million scheme which could begin as early as next year. Amanda
:11:13. > :11:16.White reports. Even at quiet times, the traffic on
:11:16. > :11:26.Hull's A63 Castle Street just keeps on coming. Cars, lorries and
:11:26. > :11:29.pedestrians trying to cross for busy lanes of traffic. It's hoped
:11:29. > :11:32.long awaited improvements will ease congestion, improve safety, and
:11:32. > :11:38.once again link the city with its waterfront. We are looking forward
:11:38. > :11:41.to successful completion of the scheme. It could make a huge
:11:41. > :11:48.difference to us in terms of journey times, fuel efficiency, and
:11:48. > :11:51.just the general level of service that we can give to our customers.
:11:51. > :11:53.If realised there'll be a new footbridge on the eastbound
:11:53. > :11:56.approach to Mytongate which would itself be transformed by lowering
:11:56. > :12:03.the road seven metres, allowing cross city traffic to flow straight
:12:03. > :12:04.through. At the other end there's be another footbridge linking the
:12:05. > :12:11.fruit market area. area by between the marina and
:12:11. > :12:19.Prince's Quay shopping centre that seems to be the most contentious. A
:12:19. > :12:26.third footbridge is planned here. But that's not enough for some
:12:26. > :12:31.campaigners. What we would like to see is a land bridge, something may
:12:31. > :12:36.be 25 metres wide, connecting Prince's Quay copping centre ——
:12:36. > :12:39.shopping centre to the Riverside. We think that would have the
:12:39. > :12:44.benefit of reuniting the town centre, at the moment, it is
:12:44. > :12:47.divided. To get your opinions on the scheme considered by the
:12:47. > :12:59.Highways Agency, you need to complete an online survey before
:12:59. > :13:10.midnight. Flaky for watching. Still ahead. The council gardeners' pride
:13:10. > :13:18.in bringing colour to their city centre plot.
:13:18. > :13:27.That made me jump! Tonight's photograph was taken of the yachts
:13:27. > :13:35.in Bridlington. Thank you very much for that. Good evening, Keighley.
:13:35. > :13:40.Rachel says, Peter, my husband has given up eggheads to watch Keeley
:13:40. > :13:47.every night, could you send a picture? A promotion for you. Or a
:13:47. > :13:54.retirement job! No one is laughing... Yes, they are! We are
:13:54. > :13:59.co—ordinated, as well. The wardrobe department had a word.
:13:59. > :14:05.It has been a mild, she midday today, it will feel fresher, less
:14:05. > :14:15.humid my bed feeling warm in the sunny spells. —— less humid, but
:14:15. > :14:20.feeling warm. We have arranged front coming on Saturday, later on.
:14:21. > :14:25.We have had some sunshine today, but we have also had a few showers.
:14:25. > :14:29.One or two quite sharpens developing across Lincolnshire.
:14:29. > :14:34.They will ease away. It will be replaced by heavy and persistent
:14:34. > :14:41.rain spreading in from the West. It will be heaviest in the morning.
:14:41. > :14:44.The rain will turn more patch and laity —— lighter in Nature later
:14:44. > :14:55.during the night. Tomorrow morning, we start off with
:14:55. > :14:59.a lot of cloud, patchy rain and drizzle about. That will ease
:14:59. > :15:05.southwards and it will brighten up from the north during the day. A
:15:05. > :15:08.less breezy day that today. And also a slightly fresher day. It
:15:08. > :15:11.will feel less humid, but temperatures will still get into
:15:11. > :15:20.the low twenties. In the sunshine, feeling very pleasant. Looking
:15:20. > :15:24.further ahead, it looks as if it will be a breezy weekend. The
:15:24. > :15:28.better of the two days is Sunday, it will be the drier day. On
:15:28. > :15:31.Saturday, early sunshine but a few showers around, then they will
:15:31. > :15:36.merge into longer spells of rain later in the day on Saturday. On
:15:36. > :15:40.Sunday and Monday, fewer showers, a good deal of emphasis on dry
:15:40. > :15:45.weather. The weather settles down as we go through next week.
:15:45. > :15:48.Amazing how someone who looks so sweet can be so acidic! That is a
:15:48. > :15:57.bit harsh! It was meant! A chip shop in Lincoln has become
:15:57. > :16:00.one of only twenty in the country to be certified by the Marine
:16:00. > :16:04.Stewardship Council. All their haddock is sourced from sustainable
:16:04. > :16:09.fisheries. It means customers can be sure they're not damaging
:16:09. > :16:13.dwindling fish stocks. Jake Zuckerman reports.
:16:13. > :16:17.At the Burton Road chippy, they're used to winning awards for the
:16:17. > :16:21.quality of their food. But the latest accolade recognises their
:16:21. > :16:25.environmental credentials. This haddock is Marine Stewardship
:16:25. > :16:32.Council certified. That means it comes from a sustainable source
:16:32. > :16:36.where it's not being overfished. It is our way of saying, we like to
:16:36. > :16:41.look after our oceans. We care about our oceans, the stocks of our
:16:41. > :16:44.fish. It means a lot to ask to be part of it. The fish is caught in
:16:44. > :16:47.Scotland on boats like these, but despite the journey to Lincoln,
:16:47. > :16:54.owners say its carbon footprint compares favourably with other
:16:54. > :16:59.sources. Our aim, to be honest, is to support the British trawlermen.
:16:59. > :17:04.At the end of the day, if it is not British, it means it has come from
:17:04. > :17:07.somewhere else, I E Norway or Iceland. So the carbon footprint is
:17:07. > :17:12.even more. For many customers it's a new concept, and one that's
:17:12. > :17:17.proving popular. It is important, because as with a lot of things
:17:17. > :17:20.these days, we are trying to make sure that we know where our food
:17:20. > :17:25.comes from. Although it did not bring us here today, it would
:17:25. > :17:29.sudden encourage me to come again. More places should go around the
:17:29. > :17:32.country. At the moment, only the haddock here is MSC certified, but
:17:32. > :17:36.the owners are hoping to add more species to that list. It is
:17:36. > :17:40.becoming more of an important issue with consumers, a lot more media
:17:40. > :17:46.coverage around that so we really need pioneers and advocates like
:17:46. > :17:50.them to play a champion role, so it is great to have them on board. Was
:17:50. > :17:54.customers may arrive here lowing —— knowing little or nothing about the
:17:55. > :17:58.issue of sustainability, such is the owners' enthusiasm for the
:17:58. > :18:02.subject, they are likely to leave convinced of its importance.
:18:02. > :18:08.Hull City fans groups are calling on the club's owners not to change
:18:08. > :18:10.its name to Hull City Tigers. Supporters groups have today signed
:18:10. > :18:15.a joint statement criticising the decision. They say the re—branding
:18:15. > :18:18.is being drip—fed through the club and says such a 'radical change
:18:18. > :18:24.should not be made without first consulting the supporters.
:18:25. > :18:27.And if you want to see my interview with Hull City's owner Assem Allam
:18:27. > :18:42.from last night's programme, an extended version is now on the Hull
:18:42. > :18:45.City page of the BBC Sport website. Record Hull City signing Tom
:18:45. > :18:51.Huddlestone says there is no reason at all why Hull City should not be
:18:51. > :18:54.in the Premier League next season. The player, who has four England
:18:54. > :18:55.caps, made the switch from Tottenham to the Tigers yesterday
:18:55. > :19:03.for £5.2 million. on the day when the Premier League
:19:04. > :19:10.trophy was in the city and our sports reporter Simon Clark went
:19:10. > :19:15.along to see it. This is what the Premier League is
:19:15. > :19:19.all about. The trophy itself was in Hull, being shown at the youngsters
:19:19. > :19:29.and backroom staff at Hull City. Inspirational? You bet. Yeah, I am
:19:29. > :19:32.really excited to see us play again like, against last sitting at
:19:32. > :19:38.Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea. Amazing. It is exciting, I
:19:38. > :19:43.have never seen it before. It is our team. And I really like how I
:19:43. > :19:46.play. It is here because Barclays wanted to celebrate people coming
:19:46. > :19:50.up to the league, so the three promoted clubs have got a tricolour
:19:50. > :19:54.to show what we have got part of. It is also to say, if you are
:19:54. > :20:01.really good, you might win this one day. The first man to lift it was
:20:01. > :20:06.Steve Bruce, then the Manchester United campaign captain. Towards
:20:06. > :20:11.the end of the campaign, Sir Alex said, go up and of the trophy
:20:11. > :20:14.together. We were Billy —— delighted to be taking part in the
:20:14. > :20:18.biggest and best league of the world. You just have to look around
:20:18. > :20:21.the room to see what it brings compared to last year. Let's go and
:20:21. > :20:26.enjoy it, we could not have wished for more difficult start, but that
:20:26. > :20:30.is the Premier League. Steve Bruce had cooler to lift the trophy again
:20:30. > :20:35.but first needs to consolidate Hull City's position. So he has brought
:20:35. > :20:46.in highly rated Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddleston and Jake
:20:46. > :20:51.Livermore. Some squads come up I do not see why we cannot look to have
:20:51. > :20:56.that, but we need to remain Premier League. It is a great opportunity
:20:56. > :21:01.and a call for me to come here, and the idea of playing every week,
:21:01. > :21:04.Sharon Laws I can do. The pitch looks picture—perfect, although we
:21:04. > :21:07.will have to wait a week until they are back here to play against
:21:07. > :21:11.Norwich City. This week, it is about Chelsea. Jose Mourinho, and
:21:11. > :21:16.with these players that City have now signed, they are being talked
:21:16. > :21:20.about again. That is what the Premier League is all about. Hull
:21:20. > :21:25.City are back on the footballing map.
:21:25. > :21:28.It's considered a jewel in Hull's crown, with nothing like it in the
:21:29. > :21:31.north of England. The colourful displays around the fountain in
:21:31. > :21:37.Queen Gardens draw shoppers and office workers every day. In the
:21:37. > :21:40.latest in our great garden series, Jo Makel's been investigating how
:21:40. > :21:42.the flowers are kept looking so good, and why big changes are
:21:42. > :22:03.planned. It is perhaps the most public front
:22:03. > :22:11.garden you could have. And one of the most vibrant scenes in Hull. On
:22:11. > :22:22.sunny days, it bustles next to the bus lanes. But it also brings
:22:22. > :22:32.colour and calm to the city centre. Creating this tulle all start on
:22:32. > :22:40.industrial estate. These are for spring and winter of 2014. Again,
:22:40. > :22:46.we have got the eternal area which chart permanently planted. We have
:22:46. > :22:50.got a new type of pansy here. It is one of the only areas within the
:22:50. > :22:55.country that has an open space in the middle of the city. Outside of
:22:55. > :23:00.London, obviously. There is nothing like it anywhere in the North of
:23:00. > :23:05.England. To see people use the gardens, to see them, admire them,
:23:05. > :23:08.it really is a privilege. We are stuck with circles, we have then
:23:08. > :23:14.designed within the circles. So we can have other circles going in, we
:23:14. > :23:19.can look at them, in segments, and the varieties of shapes, and we can
:23:19. > :23:26.look at the plots themselves to give us the best design possible.
:23:26. > :23:32.The designs are changed pricier so the Carl Hester last —— to the
:23:32. > :23:37.designs have the last, and the plants have to be hardy against the
:23:37. > :23:42.weather. Simon is already thinking about the design to next year. With
:23:42. > :23:48.him is Deborah, and if you have ever wondered he keeps this area
:23:48. > :23:52.looking tip—top, it is down to Deborah and her colleague. We will
:23:52. > :23:55.do one of the sections every morning. We have got to watch the
:23:55. > :24:00.diseases and watering. And the weeds, especially weeds. This is
:24:00. > :24:03.the main thing in the city centre, and if you are not proud of what
:24:03. > :24:09.you do, there is no point in doing it. The fountain area is only half
:24:10. > :24:15.of it. Queen's Gardens includes a park, created in 1930, when the
:24:15. > :24:19.dockers filled in. It had a post for the revamp in the Fifties, but
:24:19. > :24:24.since then, then it should trees are not the only things to have
:24:24. > :24:28.changed. For 30,000 people come to work in the centre of whole every
:24:28. > :24:30.day, biscuits and somewhere to go it is present, open, lots of
:24:30. > :24:42.greenery. We would really want to put in a
:24:42. > :24:46.Heritage Lottery funded thing, we use it for major events, and it was
:24:46. > :24:49.not designed for it. We have used it more and more for the last
:24:49. > :24:53.couple of decades because it is the perfect location. This part of the
:24:53. > :24:57.gardens has not always had the best of reputations. A place where you
:24:57. > :25:03.might find people worse for drink. But the council will bid for four
:25:03. > :25:09.or £5 million to create a more open, light and User Friendly Speight. ——
:25:09. > :25:14.space. Designing a garden like this is not just about the plants, but
:25:14. > :25:18.the people who use it as well. They do a fantastic job, always
:25:18. > :25:22.looks magnificent even in the winter. Let's have a look at the
:25:22. > :25:25.headlines. More violence in Egypt, there is a
:25:25. > :25:29.huge jump in the official death toll after yesterday's clashes
:25:29. > :25:33.between security forces and Islamist protesters.
:25:33. > :25:36.And a report clears a Lincolnshire's Chief Constable of
:25:36. > :25:39.misconduct, drawing a line under several months of uncertainty in
:25:39. > :25:43.the force. Early rain is Clearing, varied
:25:43. > :25:46.amounts of cloud, sunny spells, feeling fresher tomorrow but
:25:46. > :25:53.temperatures still good at 23 degrees Celsius.
:25:53. > :25:57.Let's go back to the top story, our political editor is a Thai police
:25:57. > :26:01.headquarters. What lessons can be learnt —— is outside the police
:26:01. > :26:05.headquarters. What lessons can be learned from this process? We have
:26:05. > :26:10.learnt what willpower these police and Crown Commissioners have. ——
:26:10. > :26:15.what real power. The government always said a big part of their job
:26:15. > :26:19.would be to hire and fire chief constables and Alan Hardwick wasted
:26:19. > :26:25.in no time in flexing his muscles. I think some would ask about the
:26:25. > :26:27.accountability in this case. The Home Affairs Select Committee was
:26:27. > :26:31.critical of the lack of scrutiny from the police and crime at panel
:26:31. > :26:37.in Lincolnshire. This is the body set up to oversee the work of the
:26:37. > :26:42.PCC. Some will come away from this saga asking, who polices the police
:26:42. > :26:47.commissioner? A big response on this story. Brian on the text says,
:26:47. > :26:53.now the Chief Constable Neil Rhodes b exonerated, will Alan Hardwick
:26:53. > :27:00.resigned for wasting public money on a spurious action? Another one
:27:00. > :27:06.says, this was not right, just PR and inexperience at dealing with
:27:06. > :27:09.top—level decisions, I feel for the chief constable. This one says, of
:27:09. > :27:13.course he was right to investigate, if he did not and later the chief
:27:13. > :27:16.constable would have been found guilty with Alan Hardwick having a
:27:16. > :27:19.tip—off, he would have been criticised and accused of
:27:19. > :27:22.protecting him. John says, this just proves that having a
:27:22. > :27:25.commissioner is a waste of time and money. Is he now going to resign
:27:25. > :27:30.after the embarrassment he has brought to the local police force?
:27:30. > :27:34.This one is anonymous, the police and crime commissioner was right to
:27:34. > :27:39.investigate. If he had ignored, it would have been called a cover—up.
:27:39. > :27:42.A good response of a story. 34 watching, have a nice evening. See
:27:42. > :27:43.you tomorrow.