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Ex-Hampshire chief constable Scott Chilton guilty of gross misconduct over workplace affairs
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A police standards tribunal has found Scott Chilton, the former chief constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, guilty of gross misconduct for lying about extra-marital affairs with two junior officers and attempting to cover them up. The panel concluded that Chilton had sex with one officer while on duty between 2008 and 2012 and abused his position to have a second affair starting in 2023, while also bullying and pressuring the women to stay quiet. The tribunal stated he would have been dismissed had he not resigned in 2025.
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- Scott Chilton was found guilty of gross misconduct by a police standards tribunal relating to extra-marital affairs with two junior officers.
- The tribunal concluded he had a relationship with Officer A between 2008 and 2012, had sex on duty, and was domineering and abusive towards colleagues when allegations arose.
- Chilton started a second affair in 2023 shortly after becoming Hampshire's chief constable, and pressured the officer to delete messages and stay silent.
- Panel chair Michelle Skeer stated Chilton's behaviour was intentional, deliberate, and planned to subvert negative impacts on himself.
- Chilton resigned from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary in 2025 and would have been dismissed had he remained in post.