§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons he has failed to discipline staff in his Department who have been found to have falsified travel and subsistence claims.
§ Mr. SainsburyIt is departmental policy to discipline staff who are found guilty by criminal conviction or internal procedure of falsifying travel and subsistence claims. However, if the information available is judged to be insufficient to sustain criminal charges, in some cases it is likely that disciplinary action will not be pursued.
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§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence why his Department's police have not prosecuted staff in his Department who have been found to have falsified travel and subsistence claims.
§ Mr. SainsburyBecause in England and Wales the decision whether or not to prosecute in such cases is the responsibility of the Crown Prosecution Service.