A leading Scotland Yard official under investigation over ‘highly sensitive’ misconduct allegations made by a female colleague has retired early with a £180,000 pay-off.
Critics claim that Martin Tiplady, the Met’s director of human resources, has been given favourable treatment because of his status in the force.
They say the payout is an ‘abuse’ of taxpayers’ money.
Honour: Martin Tiplady receives an OBE from Queen last year
As well as a year’s salary, the 58-year-old married father of two will be eligible for a pension of £15,000 a year for his nine years service at the Met.
The Daily Mail revealed in October that Mr Tiplady was facing career-threatening allegations made by Raphaella Hamilton-Appiah, a member of staff more than 20 years his junior.
Until last year, the pair had been close friends.
But for reasons which are still not clear, relations soured and she made a formal complaint about his conduct.
Staff said her claims were treated ‘very seriously’, prompting an investigation by a provincial police force. Former colleagues say Mr Tiplady was ‘devastated’ by the accusations.
Martin Tiplady was the director of human resources at Scotland Yard for nine years
Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said: ‘Martin Tiplady, our director of human resources for the past nine years, has taken the decision to retire.
‘During that period he has made a very significant contribution to the work of the Metropolitan Police’.
Mr Tiplady, who was last year awarded an OBE for services to policing, won a series of accolades for his efforts to boost ethnic minority recruitment in the force.
He sat on Sir Paul’s management board, which oversees the running of the Met.
Yesterday he said he had no comment to make about whether he had left the force under a cloud, the misconduct allegations or his bumper pay-out.
Scotland Yard refused to discuss his pay-off.
27th May 2011
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