The Suffolk Hyde Affair - Doc 158 West Midlands Fire and Rescue Control Centre

The Fire Brigades Union
No. 10 Region
Reply to:

From. SubO A. Wigglesworth

To. Ff Simon Wood

Date 10th May 1999

REF. DISCIPLINE CASE Ff M HYDE (Conduct Prejudicial to Discipline)

As you no doubt know Ff M Hyde was charged with the above offence 13th April 1999.

I understand you were on duty when the offence is alleged. If you recall it was the same week as the Hippodrome incident, between 2nd – 5th February 1999. I ask you to recollect your thoughts and itemise any event or actions by Ff M Hyde which you believe were or were likely to be prejudicial to discipline between those dates, in the form of a statement.

Most specifically I ask that your statement confirms:

Whether you were in fact on duty on the relevant dates.

Did you witness any act that might be construed to be prejudicial to discipline committed by Ff Hyde.
Any other information that you think may be relevant.

Your response may ultimately be used in Ff Hyde’s discipline hearing and as such it is important that your statement should be accurate and true to the best of your knowledge.

Please ensure your completed statement is returned to me as soon as possible. In anticipation I thank you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully

A Wigglesworth