Chief Constable has been asked to resign
Sources say that Avon & Somerset's Chief Constable Nick Gargan has been asked to resign by PCC over misconduct charges.
Disciplinary report due into Somerset's Chief Constable Gargan
A disciplinary report into Somerset's Chief Constable will be published today.
An independent panel has decided that Nick Gargan should receive a final written warning after being found guilty of eight charges of misconduct.
Details of what these are will be given by crime commissioner Sue Mountstevens, who will announce what punishment she is imposing.
The Avon and Somerset Police Federation says it has no confidence in Mr Gargan.
There has been growing pressure for him to step down after he was found guilty of eight misconduct charges last month. More than a thousand people have signed a petition calling on him to resign.
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Superintendents voted overwhelmingly against Gargan
It has emerged that 24 out of 25 Avon and Somerset police superintendents voted 'no confidence' in Nick Gargan.
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Timeline: Chief Constable Nick Gargan
Today, the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, will learn his fate at a sanction hearing.