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News : Action taken following email investigation

LANCASHIRE County Council has dismissed four members of staff following an investigation into inappropriate use of email.

Disciplinary hearings were held last week for nine members of staff. Four people dismissed and five received formal written warnings.

Ged Fitzgerald, chief executive of the county council, said:

"After a full investigation we have taken disciplinary action against a number of staff found to have sent and received highly inappropriate emails.

"There have been formal hearings for the most serious cases. Four people have been dismissed with a further five staff receiving formal written warnings.

"For some less serious cases, the staff involved have returned to work and any necessary action will be handled by their managers.

"This has been an unfortunate incident, but an isolated one. By far the majority of our staff use e-mail appropriately and are working hard to deliver a good service to everyone in Lancashire."

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