Police chief's 'retire and re-join' move defended
A "retire and re-join" option taken by the West Midlands' most senior police officer has been defended by the region's police and crime commissioner (PCC) Craig Guildford retired as West Midlands Police's chief constable on 15 November, but has applied to take up the role again on 16 December in order to protect his pension, PCC Simon Foster said.