Gloucestershire Police's suspended chief constable has been removed from his role at the National Police Chiefs' Council after being served a second gross misconduct notice.
Rod Hansen was first suspended in October over allegations of gross misconduct, but was redeployed to the National Police Chiefs' Council, whilst under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct [IOPC].
Now Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson has removed him from that new role after a second set of allegations.
Mr Nelson said that "having considered the seriousness of the allegations" he had taken the decision to suspend Mr Hansen pending the outcome of the investigation.
The new allegations relate to Mr Hansen's involvement in a recruitment process, while the original allegations were around the chief constable's handling of an allegation of computer misuse.
Mr Nelson said the second potential breach of standards of professional behaviour came to light during the investigation into the first set of allegations.
"I will emphasise that the decision to suspend has no bearing on any indication of guilt and should not be seen as such," he added.
