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- ↑ Lloyd, Stephen (14 November 2012). "Hampshire PCC candidates set out their stall". get Hampshire. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "The Vicar - All Saints Earls Barton". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Documents/investigation_commissioner_reports/PCC%20Hayes%20Final%20Report.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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