§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of fraud were reported to the City of London police fraud squad in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 3 March 1986, c. 48]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the City of London that the available information is as given in the table:
Substantiated cases of fraud report to the City of London Police Fraud Squad Number 1979 53 1980 69 1981 54 1982 60 1983 60 1984 88 1985 81
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the cases of fraud reported to the City of London police fraud squad in each year since 1979 (i) how many in each year were subsequently reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions and (ii) of the cases subsequently reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions how many in each year resulted in prosecutions conducted by the Director of Public Prosecutions and how many were successful.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 3 March 1986., c. 47–8]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the City of London that the available information is as follows:
Investigations of fraud started by the City of London Police Year investigation started Reported to the DPP Resulted in prosecution conducted by the DPP 1979 12 7 1980 28 6 1981 20 9 1982 20 8 1983 26 7 1984 22 5 1985* 5 — * 1 January to 31 October 1985.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) of the cases of fraud reported to the City of London police fraud squad in each year since 1979 (a) how many in each year were subsequently reported to the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department and (b) of the cases so reported to the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department, how many in each year resulted in prosecutions conducted by the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department, and how many were successful in each instance;
(2) of the cases of fraud reported to the City of London police fraud squad in each year since 1979, how many in each year were subsequently reported to the Department of Trade and Industry and of the cases subsequently reported to the Department of Trade and Industry how many in each year resulted in prosecutions conducted by the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department; and how many were successful in each instance.
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§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 3 March 1986, c. 48]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police for the City of London that more detailed information than that given in the replies to the hon. Member on 6 December 1985 at column 358 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.