A MEMBER of police staff involved in the hunt for Jayden Parkinson has been cleared of any misconduct.

Three police officers and one member of staff at Thames Valley Police were referred to misconduct proceedings in relation to the investigation of the missing teenager who was later found dead.

It followed the Independent Police Complaints Commission’s (IPCC) investigation into TVP’s response to the 17-year-old being reported missing and the force’s contact with her before she was murdered in December, 2013.

Jayden’s mum Samantha Shrewsbury said: “I feel let down by it. Both by the decision and by the fact that I found out about it online and was not told before.

“I feel that steps should have been taken that weren’t.”

On December 4, 2013, Ben Blakeley was arrested in connection with an outstanding allegation that he had taken indecent images of Jayden.

He was arrested again on December 10 on suspicion of kidnapping Jayden and bailed before being arrested on December 12 on suspicion of murdering her.

Unknown to the police, Blakeley had murdered her on December 3. A complaint was made to TVP, which referred the complaint to the IPCC later that month.

It investigated whether the police knew on December 4 that Jayden had been reported missing and also the fact that her case – initially classed as ‘medium risk’ – was not upgraded to ‘high risk’ until six days later.

In April 2014, the investigation was widened to include complaints from Jayden’s mother about police contact in the months leading up to her murder and the force’s response to alleged threats Blakeley made against Jayden.

The first misconduct meeting was held on Friday relating to the member of police staff. It was found they had no case to answer.

Two of the three officers’ misconduct meetings will take place tomorrow, and the third will take place at a later date.

Blakeley, 23, was convicted of Jayden’s murder in July last year and jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.