Crown Prosecution Service says it will not prosecute Cambridgeshire's ex-police commissioner

The former police and crime commissioner for Cambridgeshire, Jason Ablewhite, will not be prosecuted following allegations relating to an exchange on social media.

However, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which announced its decision on Tuesday (21), confirmed an appeal against its decision has been made.

The CPS's decision followed an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

An IOPC spokesman said: “We can confirm that the Crown Prosecution Service has decided to take no further action after we submitted a file of evidence from our investigation into a complaint against the former police and crime commissioner for Cambridgeshire.

“We have now informed all interested parties of the decision. The complainant now has the option to exercise their right to review the decision. It would not be appropriate to comment further until the process is complete.”

Mr Ablewhite resigned from his role as the county's police and crime commissioner and as a Conservative councillor for Huntingdonshire District Council last November last year after allegations against him were made to the police.

It was later reported the allegations against Mr Ablewhite related to sending an explicit photo.

The IOPC said at the time that initial information indicated the former commissioner had exchanged a series of messages with an adult member of the public on social media.

Mr Ablewhite has not publicly commented on the allegations.