Sir Norman Bettison is to be investigated over claims he tried to influence the way a witness gave evidence at the public inquiry following the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said police systems may have been misused and that it would investigate whether commissioning a report on the witness to the Macpherson Inquiry was racially motivated.
The witness was not a member of the Lawrence family.
Part of the investigation into Sir Norman, a former chief constable of West Yorkshire Police, will involve whether or not racism played any part in the decision-making.
IPCC deputy chairwoman Deborah Glass said there was "an indication of misuse of police information systems and unlawful processing of the witness's (sensitive) personal data by all involved".
She added: "This matter therefore requires investigation.
"It does not form part of Operation Herne and is clearly separate from it.
"Given the considerable public interest in this matter and the potential damage to public confidence in allegations of inappropriate surveillance or intelligence-gathering, I have decided this should be independently investigated by the IPCC.
"The investigation should also consider whether the tasking was motivated or influenced by racial discrimination. "
The IPCC also said that former undercover officer Peter Francis, who has claimed Metropolitan Police officers were told to look for information to smear the Lawrence family, has yet to respond to the watchdog's request to speak to him.
He has already refused to speak to Chief Constable Mick Creedon, who is leading Operation Herne, a police investigation into the activities of officers from Scotland Yard's Special Demonstration Squad.
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