HL Deb 21 May 1998 vol 589 cc187-8WA
The Earl of Haddington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On what dates the following members of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (ACPO):

  1. (a) Raymond White, Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Constabulary, and President of ACPO;
  2. (b) John Frederick Newing, Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary, and Vice President and President Elect of ACPO;
  3. (c) John Michael Hillier, Director of Administration, West Midlands Constabulary;
  4. (d) John Stanley Evans, Chief Constable, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary;
  5. (e) Keith Anthony Portlock, Deputy Chief Constable, Leicestershire Constabulary;
  6. (f) David John Wyrko, Deputy Chief Constable, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary;
  7. (g) Steven Charles Pilkington, Chief Constable, Avon and Somerset Constabulary;
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  8. (h) David Cecil Blakey, Chief Constable, West Mercia Constabulary; and
  9. (i) Sir Paul Leslie Condon, Commissioner, Metropolitan Police,
    1. (i) made applications to their police authority, requesting consent in advance to be directors of ACPO Ltd;
    2. (ii) were given advance consent by their police authority to be appointed as directors of ACPO Ltd;
    3. (iii) were appointed directors of ACPO Ltd;
    4. (iv) submitted their names to ACPO Ltd for nomination to be directors;
    5. (v) notified Companies House of their appointment to ACPO Ltd;
    6. (vi) had their notifications of appointment rejected by Companies House; and
    7. (vii) resubmitted their notifications of appointment to Companies House;
    and whether they will place evidence of these actions and dates in the Library of the House; and [HL1903]

What reasons the directors of ACPO Ltd gave for not notifying Companies House of their appointments within 14 days as required by law; and [HL1904]

Whether the directors of ACPO Ltd. are being considered for prosecution for non-compliance with the Companies Act in respect of (a) their appointments as directors of ACPO Ltd and (b) the contents of their Memorandum and Articles of Association; and [HL1905]

What steps Companies House are able to take to ensure that the directors of ACPO Ltd comply fully with the disclosure requirements of Companies Act Form 288a; and [HL1906]

Whether the nine members of ACPO who became directors of ACPO Ltd informed their respective police authorities that ACPO was a limited company; and [HL1907]

Why the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association (CPOSA) has been established; and why and on what authority ACPO or ACPO Ltd has donated monies to the CPOSA. [HL1908]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (ACPO) is not part of the Home Office, nor is it accountable to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Its incorporation as a private company limited by guarantee and its financial support of the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association are matters for the internal management of ACPO.

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