§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will order an inquiry into the way in which informers are recommended for rewards by the police, with particular reference to rewards recommended in connection with convictions arising out of a robbery at Barclays Bank, Wembley, on 10th August 1972 and paid by the bank.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsNo. Recommendations for rewards are matters within the discretion of the chief officer of police concerned. I understand that a complaint was made about the actions of the Metropolitan Police in not recommending for reward a person who claimed that she had given information to them in connection with the robbery at Barclays Bank, Wembley on 10th August 1972, and that a full investigation was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Police Act 1964. I understand that the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis reconsidered the matter in the light of this investigation, but could not find sufficient grounds for recommending the person concerned for a reward.