Devon and Cornwall’s police commissioner has been criticised for spending more than £7,000 on promotional materials that include lip balms, magnets and sweets.

Tony Hogg spent £7,617 in 16 months on products to publicise his work, a BBC Freedom of Information request found.

Critics said the money could have been better spent.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.