§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Solicitor-General, pursuant to her answer of 23 January 2002,Official Report, column 878W, on stolen equipment, what criminal proceedings have been undertaken for cases of theft against her Department, stating in each case (a) whether the proceedings (i) led to a criminal conviction and (ii) were unsuccessful, (b) the cost incurred by her Department in pursuing a conviction and (c) the value of items recovered; and if she will make a statement. [41512]
§ The Solicitor-General[holding answer 18 March 2002]: In relation to my own Department, the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers, I am not aware of any equipment having been stolen from the Department since 1 May 1997.
In the Departments for which the Attorney General is responsible, details are as follows:
Crown Prosecution Service
Since May 1997 no criminal proceedings have been brought by the Crown Prosecution Service in connection with the stolen equipment listed in reply to Mr. Menzies Campbell's question. No items have been recovered.
Treasury Solicitor's Department
No criminal proceedings were undertaken in any of the cases of theft against the Department detailed in response to Mr. Menzies Campbell's question, and no items were recovered. Three of the thefts were reported to the police, and the remainder were investigated internally. The internal investigations did not identify any individuals against whom proceedings could be taken, and the stolen items could not be traced.
544WSerious Fraud Office
No criminal proceedings were undertaken in relation to any of the cases of theft against the Serious Fraud Office listed in response to Mr. Menzies Campbell's question, and no items were recovered.