Police and Crime Commissioner for Milton Keynes has complaint against him upheld

The complaint was about Mr Stansfeld's involvement in an insolvency matter that was outside his remit as PCC.

Thames Valley’s Police and Crime Panel’s (PCP) Complaints Sub-Committee found he did not have the authority to become involved.

The sub-committee invited Mr Stansfeld to a meeting to explain his actions in relation to the complaint, which was made against him by David Standish and Blair Nimmo of KPMG and their legal advisors DLA Piper UK LLP.

Mr Standish and Mr Nimmo are the office holders in respect of the insolvency matter.

A spokesman for Oxfordshire County Council said: "The complaint related to the personal involvement of the PCC in civil matters outside his remit and jurisdiction as PCC for Thames Valley."

He added: "The PCP Complaints Sub-Committee noted the robust explanation from the PCC as to why he became involved in the matter, particularly the claim he was acting in his national “non- statutory” role as the Association of PCC (APCC) lead for Fraud and Cyber Crime.

"However, the Sub-Committee reaffirmed its decision to uphold the complaint against the PCC as it was found that the he did not have the authority of the APCC to become involved in this matter."

The PCP will now be informing the Independent Office for Police Conduct of the PCC’s actions and will also write to the APCC (copying in the relevant Home Office Minister) informing them of his actions.