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Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that an independent inquiry will look into events at the Co-operative Bank
An independent inquiry will look into "events at the Co-op Bank" dating back to 2008, Chancellor George Osborne has said.
The bank's ex-chairman, Paul Flowers, has been released on bail after being arrested in Merseyside in connection with a "drugs supply investigation".
Mr Flowers, a Methodist minister in Bradford, has been suspended from the church and the Labour Party.
Bradford Council is investigating his departure form the council in 2011.
The Mail on Sunday published a video on 17 November allegedly showing Mr Flowers, 63, handing over £300 for cocaine and discussing buying other illegal drugs.
Mr Flowers resigned from his position as deputy chairman of the Co-op Group in June amid concerns about his expenses.
- Police are investigating Mr Flowers in connection with a "drugs supply investigation". He was arrested and bailed on 22 November.
- The Co-operative Group has announced a "fact-finding process to look into any inappropriate behaviour" in the Co-op Group or Co-op Bank.
- The group has also said there will be a "root and branch" review of how the organisation is governed.
- Chancellor George Osborne has announced an independent inquiry, agreed with two financial regulators, into "events at the Co-op Bank" going back to 2008.
- The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority are considering carrying out separate investigations.
- Councillors at Bradford Council have asked staff to produce a report outlining what action was taken after "inappropriate but not illegal" material was found on a computer used by Mr Flowers.
- The Treasury Select Committee, which questioned Mr Flowers on 6 November about his former role as chairman of the Co-op Bank, has said it will not recall him - but the MPs are expected to recall City regulators from the time of his appointment.
Separately, he was forced out of the Co-op's banking arm in June because of doubts about his competence for the job.
Conduct of directorsThe Treasury has not yet said who will lead the inquiry announced by Mr Osborne.
"The investigation has been jointly agreed with the two regulators - the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - who agree there is a public interest in a statutory investigation," a Treasury spokesman said.
"It will be led by an independent person appointed by the regulators, with the approval of the Treasury."
The chancellor used the Financial Services Act 2012 to order an independent investigation into "events at the Co-op Bank and the circumstances surrounding them".
This will date from 2008 and include the conduct and appointment of directors.
Separately, the FCA and PRA are considering whether they should launch formal enforcement investigations.
Internal reviewThe Co-op Bank is seeking to recover money paid to its former chairman, telling him to hand back £31,000.
It is also looking at emails and other evidence as part of an "internal fact-finding review".
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"I was thinking of investing with Co-op Bank - this has coloured my view"
The Co-op Group has launched a "root and branch" review of how it governs itself in the wake of the revelations about Mr Flowers, which its new chairman called "shocking".
Labour has sought to distance itself from Mr Flowers, as a political row developed over why he was allowed to reach a such high position in the bank.
From 2002-11 he was a Labour councillor in Bradford and subsequently served the party on what it says was an informal advisory group.
'Inappropriate material'Mr Flowers stood down as a Bradford councillor after "inappropriate but not illegal" material was found on his council computer, but other councillors were told he had left due to work pressures.
The council said the circumstances of this would now be investigated.
"Coun David Green has asked officers to produce a report outlining what action was taken, and on what basis, from the point when the inappropriate material was discovered," a spokeswoman said.
"This report will be made public and decisions about any further actions/investigations will then be taken."
The Methodist Church said it had offered "pastoral care" to Mr Flowers, who is indefinitely suspended as a minister.
It has emerged that he resigned from running drugs charity Lifeline in 2004 after allegedly lodging false expenses claims.
The Charity Commission said it received a complaint at the time but had no evidence that Mr Flowers "acted in bad faith or fraudulently".
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