§ 38. Mr. Hamlingasked the Attorney-General how many reports of inquiries under the Companies Act have been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions in the last 12 months on which no action has yet been taken.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThree reports have been received by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the last twelve months. In the case of one, no criminal proceedings were taken, because of difficulties of proof and because the matters alleged occurred as long ago as 1958. The other two reports, submitted to him on 23rd August and 3rd December of this year, deal with complex matters which are being investigated as a matter of urgency by the Lord Advocate and by the Director.