Wolchover also argues that the prime minister and senior ministers may have committed the common law
offence of misconduct in public office by wilfully misconstruing the referendum as decisive.
There have also been occasions on which
the offence of misconduct in public office has been appropriate.
Duckenfield has been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 of the 96 disaster victims, while Bettison is charged with four
offences of misconduct in public office.
Not exact matches
Both investigations have been working closely with the coroner
in advance
of this fresh inquest, and the IPCC recently announced that 22 officers are currently suspected
of criminal
offences ranging from
misconduct in a
public office to manslaughter.
A new inquest into the deaths increases the chances
of convictions that were suggested by the recent announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service, who are looking into the possibility
of manslaughter, perjury and
misconduct in public office offences.
Lord Macdonald QC, former DPP, has given The Times reasons for believing that Mr Blair's conduct
in the build - up to the war could amount to the criminal
offence of «
misconduct in a
public office».