Former cop would have been sacked for ignoring orders

EX-CONSTABLE RAN ONLINE COMPETITIONS FIRM DESPITE BOSSES REFUSING PERMISSION

- By PATRICK EDRICH & BEN HASLAM

A FORMER constable would have been sacked for what he did on Instagram had he not already left the force.

Ben McGuinness was a serving Merseyside Police constable when he operated Glo Up Competitions, despite his business interest application being declined.

On August 22, 2024, McGuinness told his line manager he intended to repurpose Glo Up Travel into a raffle company and rename it as Glo Up Competitions.

He submitted the business interest application to his manager in relation to Glo Up Competitions, Glo up Beauty and Glo Up Events.

On September 23 that year, McGuinness was told his application in respect of Glo Up Beauty and Glo Up Events had been approved with conditions but his application for Glo Up Competitions had been declined.