Tag: officer
Search underway for Lincolnshire’s new highest-paid council officer
The search for Lincolnshire County Council’s “visionary” new top officer is on – with the successful applicant taking the highest-paid local government job in the county. Debbie Barnes announced her retirement as the council’s chief executive last month after five years at the helm. Her replacement will take on a role which earns a total
Skegness police officer given final written warning over ‘unnecessary’ use of spray on suspect
A Skegness police officer has been given a final written warning after a misconduct hearing found her use of PAVA spray on a suspect was “unnecessary and disproportionate.” PC Hayley Smith used the spray, an irritant similar to pepper spray, on a detained person who was ‘not cooperating’ on July 13, 2024, at less than