§ Lord Monsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Post Office employees have been convicted of offences of dishonesty committed in the course of their employment in each of the past 10 years, and how many of these offences involved conspiracy.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Baroness Denton of Wakefield)The numbers of Post Office employees convicted of offences of dishonesty in the course of their employment since 1986–87 are as follows:
Staff offenders convicted Numbers 1986–87 782 1987–88 1,275 1988–89 1,266 1989–90 992 1990–91 937 1991–92 663 1992–93 319 There were no convictions for offences involving conspiracy in those years. The above relate to the year in which the employee was charged. The figure for 1992–93 may not be final as further convictions may result from cases still to go before the courts. Reliable figures are not available for years prior to 1986–87.