§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average cost of a police investigation into an alleged perjury.[15974]
§ Mr. MichaelThe cost of any police investigation, including perjury, varies according to the nature of the investigation and the details involved, for example the length of the investigation, the number and rank of officers involved, how many defendants there are and whether they plead guilty.
Information on the average cost of perjury investigations is not collected centrally.