West Yorkshire Police’s top police officer will NOT be prosecuted over his alleged involvement in police bribery in Northern Ireland, the Examiner can exclusively reveal.

But Chief Constable Mark Gilmore has to wait to see if he can resume his job.

Mr Gilmore was suspended back in June last year over allegations of corruption regarding the awarding of police vehicle contracts during his service in Northern Ireland.

But now he has been cleared of any potential wrong doing following a lengthy investigation.

But it remains unclear whether he will be reinstated and his suspension is ‘under review’.

Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “I understand a decision has been taken by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Northern Ireland not to prosecute Mark Gilmore.

“A review of the suspension of the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire is currently being undertaken.”

The Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland concluded he will not be prosecuted.

A spokesperson for the service said: “A decision has been taken not to prosecute one individual - Mark Gilmore.

“The reason is that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of prosecution.

“A number of other files are still under consideration”.

Mr Gilmore, 50, is one of several serving and former officers who were linked to the case relating to procurement of vehicle contracts in Northern Ireland.

The Examiner has found through its own Freedom of Information request that Mr Gilmore was paid £85,941 by West Yorkshire Police up until December last year since he was suspended by Police and Crime Commissioner in June.

The breakdown of payments for the months of June to August show Mr Gilmore has received gross basic pay of £14,254.50 and housing allowance of £416.83 each month.

He was then awarded an increase, as the nationally agreed pay award, which took payments to £14,397 basic pay for September and the last month.

Mr Gilmore has continuously denied any involvement in the alleged corruption saying he has conducted himself with honesty and integrity.

The issue was also referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission but a decision was made not to investigate.