Former Liverpool mayor due in court on bribery and misconduct charges
Former deputy council leader Derek Hatton is also charged
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is one of 12 people due in court today (28 March), charged with bribery and misconduct.
It relates to building and development contracts handed out by Liverpool City Council between 2010 and 2020.
The 67-year-old, who was first arrested in 2020, is charged with bribery, misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office
Also among the 12 due to appear today is Derek Hatton, 77, deputy leader of Liverpool City Council in the 1980s, who has been charged with bribery and one count of counsel or procure misconduct in a public office.
Anderson's son David Anderson, 37, of Wavertree, is charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
Sonjia Hatton, 49, of Aigburth, has been charged with one count of misconduct in a public office.
Andrew Barr, formerly the council's assistant director of highways and planning, 51, of Ainsdale, Merseyside, is charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office and bribery.
The council's former head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh, 56, of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, has been charged with two counts of bribery.
Also charged are Phillipa Cook, 49, of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, who faces two counts of bribery and Alex Croft, 29, of Aughton, Lancashire, who is charged with one count of bribery.
Julian Flanagan, 53, of Crosby; Paul Flanagan, 61, of Knowsley Village; Adam McLean, 54, of Woolton; and James Shalliker, 38, of Downholland, Lancashire, and are all charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Robin Weyell, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, said:
"The CPS has reviewed a full file of evidence from the Merseyside Police and has authorised the investigation team to charge 12 people with 12 offences related to bribery and misconduct in public office.
"The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are now active and that they have a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."
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