Police say no action to be taken against Cheshire East following lengthy investigation

By Deborah Bowyer 4th Nov 2021

Police have said no action is to be taken following seven lengthy investigations into Cheshire East Council which included allegations relating to land transactions at Middlewich and Crewe.

Since 2015, Cheshire Constabulary has been conducting a series of complex investigations into allegations relating to the council.

During the course of the investigations, police raided the council's Westfields headquarters in Sandbach just before Christmas in 2015.

The allegations concerned the awarding of contracts, the allocation of council funding and alleged manipulation of air quality data.

Last year it was announced these matters had been considered and concluded with no further action taken.

A further four matters, relating to land transactions at sites in Middlewich and Crewe had remained under review.

But, on Thursday (November 4, 2021) Cheshire Police announced these investigations too had concluded.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said on Thursday: "The investigation team recently sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, who have now reviewed the material and have decided to take no further action.

"This has been a lengthy and extremely complex series of investigations and the Constabulary would like to recognise the cooperation of those involved."

     

CHECK OUT OUR Jobs Section HERE!
sandbach vacancies updated hourly!
Click here to see more: sandbach jobs

     

Can we count on you? Local news is the heartbeat of Sandbach
— it needs your support.

For less than the price of a cup of coffee each month,
you can help us keep telling the stories that matter to Sandbach.
Support local journalism. Protect your community.

Thank you to those of you that have already contributed.
Monthly supporters will enjoy:
Ad-free experience

Share:


Sign-up for our FREE newsletter...

We want to provide sandbach with more and more clickbait-free news.

     

...or become a Supporter.
Sandbach. Your Town. Your News.

Local news is essential for our community — but it needs your support.
Your donation makes a real difference.
For monthly donators:
Ad-free experience