No charges against Devon crime chief over Tory election expenses - recap - Devon Live

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No criminal charges will be brought over 14 police inquiries into Conservative Party election spending in 2015 including during the campaign of Kevin Foster who was elected as Torbay MP.

His agent Alison Hernandez has since been elected as Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner - she will face no charges.

Ms Hernandez said she is 'delighted' by the decision but called the investigation a 'sobering experience'.

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"I am delighted that the Crown Prosecution Service has decided to take no further action against me following the police investigation into spending at the 2015 general election", she said.

"It is now two years on from these events and I am pleased that the shadow of the investigation has now been removed.

"Being under police investigation is a very sobering experience. This investigation has been independent at every stage – the police work was undertaken by West Mercia Police with no involvement from Devon and Cornwall.

"I would also like to thank my friends and family who have been a constant support over the past year and to my team in the OPCC which has supported me in being the police and crime commissioner over the last 12 months."

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