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| Sir Ian 'cleared' claims denied | Sir Ian 'cleared' claims denied |
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| The Metropolitan Police Authority has denied a claim by ex-commissioner Sir Ian Blair that he has been "exonerated" over allegations of wrongdoing. | The Metropolitan Police Authority has denied a claim by ex-commissioner Sir Ian Blair that he has been "exonerated" over allegations of wrongdoing. |
| Sir Ian said on Wednesday that a police inquiry had found "no evidence of dishonesty" over his awarding of a £3m contract to a friend's business. | Sir Ian said on Wednesday that a police inquiry had found "no evidence of dishonesty" over his awarding of a £3m contract to a friend's business. |
| But the MPA said it did not accept that there was no basis for misconduct proceedings. | But the MPA said it did not accept that there was no basis for misconduct proceedings. |
| A spokesman said its report did not wholly exonerate Sir Ian. | |
| The MPA said: "The authority now wishes it to be made explicit that its decision...does not amount to an exoneration of Sir Ian Blair's conduct." | |
| Publication delayed | |
| The former Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Ronnie Flanagan conducted an 11-month investigation into the contract that was given to the consultancy firm Impact Plus in 2002. | |
| The company, which later became Hitachi Consulting, is owned by Sir Ian's skiing partner and friend Andy Miller. | |
| The firm was hired to provide communications and IT systems for the Met. | |
| The MPA said the matter was closed and it would consider publishing the report when it had further looked into "lessons to be learned" for the future. | |
| Sir Ian had called for the findings of the inquiry to be made public, saying there was "no reason" to withhold the document. |