Alleged Legal Professional Crimes
Dear Derbyshire Constabulary,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, will you please disclose, for the years 2005 to 2011 inclusive:
(a) How many allegations of fraud, financial, white collar, or indeed any type of crime implicating, either directly or indirectly, a member of the legal profession have been reported to the force?
(b) How many of these allegations were logged in police records, and assigned a crime report number?
(c) How many of these allegations were referred to the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority, Law Society, or any other regulatory body, in lieu of a police investigation?
(d) How many were considered “civil matters”?
(e) How many investigations did the force complete as a result of these allegations?
(f) How many of these allegations were not investigated by the force?
(g) How many of these investigations were completed as paid services under the private hire of the police for the performance of special services under the 1996 Police Act provision?
(h) How many of these investigations resulted in charges being laid i) under the normal course of police duties and ii) under private company hire for the performance of special services?
(i) How many resulted in convictions i) under the normal course of police duties and ii) under private company hire for the performance of special services?
(j) Please detail the type of crime, the year in which the allegation was made, and the year in which the investigation was completed.
(k) Please advise how many police staff have qualifications in forensic accounting, and what those qualifications are.
(l) Please advise how many times private contractors have been hired by the force for the purpose of forensic accounting work during a fraud/white collar crime investigation.
(m) How many of these allegations have culminated in charges being laid against the complainant under the Vexatious Litigants Act 1981?
(n) How many of these allegations have resulted in arrest warrants being issued against the complainant?
Thank you so much. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Jean James
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 713/12
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