Explainer: Why is Phil Gormley being investigated?

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Sep 2017, 13:04 BST
Updated 28th Sep 2017, 14:06 BST
Phil Gormley is being investigated by the PircPhil Gormley is being investigated by the Pirc
Phil Gormley is being investigated by the Pirc
Chief Constable Phil Gormley went on leave earlier this month after a second complaint against him was passed to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc).

Yesterday it emerged a third complaint has been referred to investigators by the Scottish Police Authority.

Mr Gormley, a former deputy director of the National Crime Agency, was appointed to Police Scotland’s top job in December 2015.

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The national force, which was formed in April 2013, had endured a turbulent couple of years under Mr Gormley’s predecessor, Sir Stephen House, and it was hoped the new chief constable would help steady the ship.