The Metropolitan Police has ended its investigation into the general election betting scandal.The offences being investigated did not meet the “high bar” to prove misconduct in public office, the force said on Friday.The Gambling Commission is still investigating potential breaches of the Gambling Act.Police also said an officer attached to the Royalty and Specialist Protection Command – arrested in June on suspicion of misconduct in public office – would have no further action taken against him.Politicians and police officers were placed under investigation earlier this year after it was alleged they had used insider information to place bets on the date of the general election.The Gambling Commission began investigating those suspected of cheating under Section 42 of the Gambling Act.However, the Met police took charge of inquiries into a “small number of cases” where other offences, such as misconduct in public office, were alleged to have taken place.Police said on Friday the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had advised the evidence gathered during the course of the investigation did not meet the “high bar” to prove misconduct in public office.This means the Met will no longer be involved in investigating the betting scandal.However, the Gambling Commission will continue its inquiries into whether confidential information was “used to gain an unfair advantage when betting on the date of the General Election”, said the regulator’s Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes.The Gambling Commission continues to gather evidence and interview witnesses as part of …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnThe Metropolitan Police has ended its investigation into the general election betting scandal.The offences being investigated did not meet the “high bar” to prove misconduct in public office, the force said on Friday.The Gambling Commission is still investigating potential breaches of the Gambling Act.Police also said an officer attached to the Royalty and Specialist Protection Command – arrested in June on suspicion of misconduct in public office – would have no further action taken against him.Politicians and police officers were placed under investigation earlier this year after it was alleged they had used insider information to place bets on the date of the general election.The Gambling Commission began investigating those suspected of cheating under Section 42 of the Gambling Act.However, the Met police took charge of inquiries into a “small number of cases” where other offences, such as misconduct in public office, were alleged to have taken place.Police said on Friday the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had advised the evidence gathered during the course of the investigation did not meet the “high bar” to prove misconduct in public office.This means the Met will no longer be involved in investigating the betting scandal.However, the Gambling Commission will continue its inquiries into whether confidential information was “used to gain an unfair advantage when betting on the date of the General Election”, said the regulator’s Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes.The Gambling Commission continues to gather evidence and interview witnesses as part of …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
