§ Mr. Roseasked the Attorney-General which local authorities have had members of their councils and senior employees convicted for offences involving corruption, bribery and dishonesty during the last five years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThis information is not separately recorded, and could not be obtained without unjustifiable expenditure.
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§ Mr. Roseasked the Attorney-General whether he will seek powers to strengthen his ability to investigate alleged corrupt and unlawful practices by members of local authorities and police forces.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI have no reason to believe that the powers of those responsible for investigating these criminal offences are inadequate.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Attorney-General (1) how many persons have been prosecuted and how many convicted of offences involving bribery, corruption and dishonesty in relation to local authority members during the last five years; and how many cases are pending, stating these in annual figures;
(2) how many persons have been prosecuted or convicted in relation to offences of dishonesty connected with their work for local authorities during each of the last five years, respectively; and how many cases are pending.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe numbers of local councillors prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions for offences of corruption and dishonesty, and of those convicted, during this period are as follows:
Year Prosecuted Convicted 1966 1 1 1967 2 1 1968 8 3 1969 2 1 1970 3 3 1971 1 1 The figures for 1971 are not yet complete.
The other information for which the hon. Member asks is not separately recorded and could not be obtained without unjustifiable expenditure.