Ex-police chief who had affairs with two officers guilty of gross misconduct

Former chief constable Scott Chilton has been barred from re‑entering policing after a misconduct hearing found his conduct to be gross. The panel concluded that he displayed entitlement, dishonesty and a lack of integrity by engaging in sexual relationships with two subordinate officers, including while on call to lead major incidents. Chilton, who had retired from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight force before the hearing, was judged to have behaved in a manner that violated the standards expected of a senior police officer.

Scott Chilton, who led Hampshire and the Isle of Wight police force, barred from becoming a police officer againA former chief constable showed a sense of entitlement, dishonesty and lack of integrity by having sexual relationships with two subordinate officers, including engaging in sexual activity while on call to lead major incidents, a misconduct hearing has ruled.The panel found that the behaviour of Scott Chilton, 53, who retired as chief constable of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight before the hearing, amounted to gross misconduct. Continue reading...