Originally Posted by
Abrahn
Unless there is much deeper rooted corruption in Northants Pol and the Home Office he obtained his position through relevant experience, having passed a Special Branch background check into his past, through having passed the relevant exams and through having passed the assessment boards. There doesn't seem to be any allegation of deception in any of those.
Even if there was it's an interesting hypothesis. Presumably you'd also count salary as part of the hypothetical dishonesty. In which case that should be paid back too? And the taxpayer would have obtained 30 years free service.
If we do go down this route where do we stop? Was I perhaps not quite "bar staff" at the student union, but instead merely "glass collector", and should therefore lose my entire career pay and pension for the last 50 years?
Generally speaking if you've done the job you're hired for then you're entitled to be paid for it.
There is a statutory definition of when a constable should lose their pension. It's a high bar, but a lower bar than almost every other profession (in most professions it is "never").
Oh, well that's alright then! If these allegations are correct, his judgement has to be seriously brought into question. Regardless, his credibility is shot!