The Suffolk Hyde Affair - Doc 255 Advice for School Visits to Felixstowe Fire Station

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The Fire Brigades Union

No. 10 Region

Reply to:

Lowestoft Fire station
PO Box 54
Lowestoft
NR32 2QA

24th June 1999


Dear DO Smith,

Discipline Case - Ff M Hyde

In compliance with normal practice and courtesy you were provided with a bundle of documents that the defence may have relied on for the hearing was scheduled for 7th June 1999. The hearing was postponed at short notice. The documents were also necessary for you to carry out the duty imposed upon you by the relevant regulations.

‘To bring out both sides of the case fairly.’

If I might remind you the bundle of documents were for your own personal use. Solely provided to you for a fair opportunity to advance a valid and informed counter argument if you so choose. I naturally assumed that this was the implication you inferred by virtue of good faith.

Bearing the above in mind I would be pleased if you can confirm the relevant bundle of documents have remained under your possession at all times since service. At the same time I would ask you to confirm good faith in the form of trust and confidence complete with total confidentiality has been preserved.

Finally, if these documents have been divulged or shown to any other person I would be pleased if this/those persons can be named by you. It is my reasonable belief that you will have no concern or reservations in responding to the issues I have raised.

Yours faithfully



A Wigglesworth BSc, MBA, G.I.Fire.E.