A NEW commander has been appointed for the Chiltern Vale police area to replace Superintendent Charles Nelson who stood down after just two weeks in the job.

He stepped down in March after allegations from members of his staff about his 'actions'.

At the time, former Supt Rob Beckley said there were 'a catalogue' of disciplinary allegations against Supt Nelson and the decision for him to leave had been made by the force.

The new area commander will be John Donlon, who is currently a detective superintendent at the force's major crime unit, and will take over from temporary commander Supt Katherine Govier in early July.

Det Supt Donlon, who is married, has spent two years with the crime unit, based at Maidenhead, and earlier spent two years as head of the force training unit.

He was also chief inspector at High Wycombe, dealing with both CID and uniform issues, spent time in High Wycombe as a detective inspector, and during his career has spent time in Slough, Reading, Maidenhead and Windsor in a mixture of uniform and CID roles.

The inquiry into allegations made against Supt Nelson is expected to take another two months.