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The Metropolitan Police has ended its investigation into the overall election betting scandal.
The offences being investigated didn’t meet the “excessive bar” to show misconduct in public workplace, the power mentioned on Friday.
The Gambling Commission remains to be investigating potential breaches of the Gambling Act.
Police additionally mentioned an officer connected to the Royalty and Specialist Protection Command – arrested in June on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace – would don’t have any additional motion taken in opposition to him.
Politicians and law enforcement officials have been positioned beneath investigation earlier this yr after it was alleged they’d used insider data to put bets on the date of the overall election.
The Gambling Commission started investigating these suspected of dishonest beneath Section 42 of the Gambling Act.
However, the Met police took cost of inquiries right into a “small variety of circumstances” the place different offences, reminiscent of misconduct in public workplace, have been alleged to have taken place.
Police mentioned on Friday the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had suggested the proof gathered throughout the course of the investigation didn’t meet the “excessive bar” to show misconduct in public workplace.
This means the Met will now not be concerned in investigating the betting scandal.
However, the Gambling Commission will proceed its inquiries into whether or not confidential data was “used to realize an unfair benefit when betting on the date of the General Election”, mentioned the regulator’s Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes.
The Gambling Commission continues to collect proof and interview witnesses as a part of its felony investigation, Mr Rhodes added.
“While our involvement within the felony investigation now ceases, it’s necessary that isn’t misinterpreted as an all clear for these whose circumstances have been checked out,” Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin mentioned.
“There are nonetheless Gambling Act offences to think about and it’s applicable that they’re taken ahead by investigators from the Gambling Commission who’ve explicit experience on this subject.
“Seven law enforcement officials who’re alleged to have positioned bets are nonetheless amongst these being investigated by the Gambling Commission. They additionally stay beneath investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.”
