POLICE LIKELY TO DISCIPLINE PADDICK OVER ALLEGATIONS

Brian Paddick, the controversial Scotland Yard Commander, looks likely
to face disciplinary action after his police authority declined
yesterday to dismiss allegations of wrongdoing against him.

Mr Paddick, who introduced a more liberal policy on cannabis use in
the borough of Lambeth, south London, has been asked to respond to the
allegation that he failed to tell his superiors that he was living
with a partner who was on bail facing criminal charges.

If found guilty of flouting police rules by the Metropolitan Police
Authority, he is only expected to receive a minor punishment. The
senior officer has already been told that he will not face any
criminal charges in connection to allegations that he smoked cannabis
in his home.