Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and former deputy chief Derek Hatton are amongst 12 individuals who have been charged as a part of an investigation into council corruption.
Anderson, 67, who was first arrested in December 2020, has been charged with bribery, misconduct in a public workplace and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public workplace, Merseyside Police mentioned on Friday.
Hatton, 77, who was deputy chief within the Nineteen Eighties and a identified militant determine on the Labour left, has been charged with bribery and one rely of counsel or procure misconduct in a public workplace.
Anderson’s son David Anderson, 37, of Wavertree, is charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public workplace.
The fees are a part of a long-running investigation often known as Operation Aloft, which was launched by police to look into the the awarding of economic and enterprise contracts from Liverpool Metropolis Council between 2010 and 2020.
Different folks charged embody the previous assistant director of highways and planning and the previous head of regeneration.
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Derek Hatton. Pic: PA
The total expenses are:
David Anderson, 37 years, Wincanton Road, Wavertree, charged with one rely of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public officeJoseph Anderson, 67 years, of The Beechwalk, Knotty Ash, charged with one rely of Bribery, one rely of misconduct in a public workplace and one rely of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public workplace – former Mayor of LiverpoolAndrew Barr, 51 years, of Kendal Method, Ainsdale, charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public workplace and one rely of bribery – former Assistant Director at Liverpool Metropolis CouncilPhillipa Prepare dinner, 49 years of Rookery Drive, Mossley Hill, charged with two counts of briberyAlex Croft, 29 years, of Daring Lane, Aughton, Lancashire, charged with one rely of briberyJulian Flanagan, 53 years, of Poplar Avenue, Crosby charged with one rely of conspiracy to commit briberyPaul Flanagan 61 years, of Ormskirk Highway, Knowsley Village, charged with one rely of conspiracy to commit briberyDerek Hatton, 77 years, of Livingston Drive, Aigburth, charged with one rely of bribery and one rely of counsel or procure misconduct in a public officeSonjia Hatton, 49 years, of Livingston Drive, Aigburth, charged with one rely of misconduct in a public officeNicholas Kavanagh, 56 years, of Rookery Drive, Mossley Hill, charged with two counts of bribery – former Director at Liverpool Metropolis CouncilAdam McLean, 54 years, of Acrefield Highway, Woolton, charged with one rely of conspiracy to commit briberyJames Shalliker, 38 years of College Lane, Downholland, Lancashire, charged with one rely of conspiracy to commit bribery
A spokesman for Merseyside Police mentioned all 12 have been resulting from seem at Preston Magistrates’ Court docket on 28 March.
Joe Anderson served as the primary instantly elected Labour Mayor of Liverpool from 2012 to 2021.
He was suspended by the occasion following his arrest in 2020 and didn’t stand for re-election the next yr.
Derek “desgsy” Hatton was a firebrand member of the Militant tendency that infiltrated Labour within the Seventies and Nineteen Eighties.
He was expelled from the occasion in 1986 as a part of a purge of the hard-left underneath Neil Kinnock’s management.
Below the Trotskyist group’s route, Liverpool Metropolis Council set an unlawful price range in 1985 – spending greater than its earnings – in a stand towards Margaret Thatcher’s authorities.
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Hatton was a member of the Militant tendency
Robin Weyell, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, mentioned: “The CPS has reviewed a full file of evidence from the Merseyside Police and has authorised the investigation team to charge 12 people with 12 offences related to bribery and misconduct in public office.”
He mentioned felony proceedings at the moment are energetic and “it is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings”.
