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The offence of misconduct in public office is a common law offence carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. It is committed when a public officer, acting in the course of their duties, wilfully neglects those duties or wilfully misconducts themselves to a degree that amounts to an abuse of the public’s trust, and does so without reasonable excuse.
So why has Dame Antonia Romeo not been charged with Misconduct in Public Office?
She was permanent secretary at the Home Office when she appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee in December. Her duty was candour.
Parliament was examining whether the evidence base for the most significant child sexual abuse inquiry in British history had been protected. She told the committee the department expected records to be preserved.
She did not tell them that no formal instruction had gone to police forces.
She did not tell them that Bradford and other areas had received nothing.
She knew, or the means to know were available to her, that Casey’s requirement had not been met for six months.
The CPS guidance is clear that wilful misconduct includes reckless indifference as to whether conduct is wrong. Mere negligence does not suffice.
What Romeo did was not negligent. It was a senior official telling a parliamentary committee what they wanted to hear rather than what they needed to know.
That is an abuse of the public’s trust in the office she held.
She is now the cabinet secretary. The most powerful civil servant in the country.
The question of whether any MP dares refer Dame Antonia Romeo for investigation, let alone report her to the police answers itself.
This is just another example of how powerful these people are and how deep the Pakistani Rape Gang cover up runs. This is why it is up to us s to lead this fight.
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