WILTSHIRE'S former police and crime commissioner will face no further action after being charged with making a false declaration in his nomination papers.
Jonathon Seed, 63, was elected to become Wiltshire's PCC in May 2021.
He then had to step down after a historical driving conviction came to light.
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He had been due to stand trial at Oxford Crown Court next month, but the Crown Prosecution Service said it was now planning to drop the charges.
A CPS spokesperson said: “We have a duty to keep cases under continuing review and, following a further review, we concluded that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.”
The former Army major won the election in May last year. When it emerged three days after polling day that he was disqualified from holding the position, the election was re-run in August – reportedly at a cost to the taxpayer of £1.5m.
Prosecutors had claimed that on March 21, 2021, Mr Seed wrongly said in nomination papers that he was not disqualified from standing in the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election. He was charged after an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s fraud squad.
Seed, of Bromham, Wiltshire, pleaded not guilty last year to a single count of making a 'false statement' on election papers.
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