Community resolution over council leader threat

A person who threatened a Devon council leader has been issued with a community resolution, police have said.

An investigation was launched after Tudor Evans, leader of Plymouth City Council, said he had received a "serious threat of violence" from a member of the public on 16 June.

The Labour councillor said the threat was made after weeks of "intense campaigning" over a directly-elected mayor in Plymouth - a move the government has since said will not happen.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the person responsible for the threat had been identified and, following consultation with the victim, a community resolution had been agreed.

Community resolutions are normally used for minor offences or incidents of antisocial behaviour, which aim to address the issues without more formal legal proceedings.

Such resolutions, which are an informal agreement between the parties involved in an incident, do not lead to a criminal record.

Minister for Local Government Jim McMahon announced on Tuesday that no new city mayors would be created.

He said 13 current legacy directly-elected council mayors would continue in their roles, but a more "consistent approach" would be adopted in the future "by not facilitating the creation of new ones".

A referendum planned in Plymouth on 17 July could still take place after a campaign gathered more than 10,000 signatures in favour of the process.

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