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Ch Supt Eddie Wylie rents a flat in Glasgow while his family are dwelling in Yorkshire
The head of British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland has been criticised for travelling to his family dwelling in Yorkshire at some stage in the Covid-19 lockdown.
Ch Supt Eddie Wylie made two journeys from his rented flat in Glasgow to Holmfirth – 236 miles away – between 21 March and 13 Would possibly perhaps perhaps.
BTP stated both journeys had been work-related and did now not breach lockdown guidelines.
Nonetheless, Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard stated the officer had “serious questions to answer to”.
Mr Leonard added that the journeys suggested Mr Wylie “believes there is one rule for him, and one rule for the leisure of us”.
BTP stated that, on both events, Ch Supt Wylie travelled dwelling alone and by vehicle to minimise any that you would perhaps presumably also judge publicity to others.
The pressure, which has its HQ in London, stated officers had been on a remarkable basis required to scamper all the arrangement in which through England, Scotland and Wales for crucial conferences or as operationally required.
“In these cases, Chief Superintendent Wylie will set at whichever take care of is the handiest,” a press free up stated.
“It may now not be fairly that you would perhaps presumably also judge for Chief Superintendent Wylie to produce his role completely from either the Glasgow take care of, or his dwelling in Yorkshire.”
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Mr Wylie made two journeys to his dwelling in Holmfirth
The Scottish govt’s coronavirus guidelines drawl folk need to aloof simplest scamper to and from crucial work.
BTP Deputy Chief Constable Adrian Hanstock stated Mr Wyle modified into a “highly revered officer” and that he had “elephantine confidence in both his integrity and his capability to produce his responsibilities”.
He added: “We are overjoyed that there modified into no breach of the Covid-19 regulations on this case, and there may be no misconduct investigation into Chief Superintendent Wylie’s scamper or his management.”
Scotland’s ragged chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, resigned after it emerged she had twice visited her second dwelling in Fife – opposite to her hang warnings to manual sure of pointless scamper.
Flawed message
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard stated Mr Wylie’s actions sent out the tainted message to the Scottish public.
He stated: “Alongside the Scottish govt and Police Scotland, the BTP’s message to the folk of Scotland has rightly been to set at dwelling, and steer sure of any pointless scamper.
“Other folks all the arrangement in which through Scotland and your entire UK hang made colossal sacrifices at some stage in this time, collectively with lacking family funerals and spending treasured time a long way flung from their family members.
“But it indubitably seems as if the BTP’s top officer in Scotland has did now not learn the teachings of the Catherine Calderwood debacle, and believes there is one rule for him, and one rule for the leisure of us.”
Mr Leonard added: “This might also hang serious penalties for the BTP’s capability to police the lockdown, which may also in flip endanger public safety in Scotland.”