Alleged Legal Professional Crimes

The request was refused by South Wales Police.

Dear South Wales Police,

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

South Wales Police

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Dear Jean

 

I write to advise that I am in receipt of your e-mail dated 12/03/2012,
requesting details of alleged crimes, where by, a member of the legal
profession has been directly or indirectly affected.

 

This letter confirms that your request has now been passed to our FOI
officers who will review the contents of your request and establish if a)
your request is valid under the FOI Act and b) if any further
clarification is required from you to allow us to progress further.

 

Should you wish to contact us regarding your request, please quote
reference number 189/12 on any correspondence. Should you wish to contact
us by e-mail, please do so using the mail box
[1][South Wales Police request email]. (Please do not reply directly to my own
e-mail address as this may result in a further delay to your request).

 

South Wales Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of
your case under its review procedure (copy attached). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary’s full process
you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

 

Kind Regards

 

Vanessa Matthews

Freedom of Information / Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

South Wales Police HQ / Pencadlys yr Heddlu

Cowbridge Road / Heol y Bont-Faen

Bridgend / Penybont ar Ogwr

CF31 3SU

( Internal / Mewnol: 20622

(   External / Allanol: 01656 869356

Email / E-bost: [email address]

Please visit our website [2]www.south-wales.police.uk / Ewch i'n gwefan 
www.[3]heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk

P   Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this
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gwirionedd?

 

South Wales Police is the 12th most improved force in England & Wales for
overall crime reduction with over 10,000 fewer victims of crime.

Yn nalgylch Heddlu De Cymru y bu r 12fed gostyngiad mwyaf mewn troseddau
drwy Gymru a Lloegr, gyda 10,000 yn llai yn dioddef trosedd.

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South Wales Police

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Dear Sir/Madam

 

Your request for information has now been considered and our response is
attached.

                          

I trust that this information answers your request. Should you have any
queries and wish to contact us by e-mail, please do so using the mail box
[1][South Wales Police request email]. (Please do not reply directly to my own
e-mail address as this may result in a delay to your request).

 

South Wales Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of
your case under its review procedure (copy attached). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Forces full process you are
still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your comments to the
Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Eloise Rosser

Freedom of Information Officer

South Wales Police Headquarters

Cowbridge Road

Bridgend

CF31 3SU

 

External / Allanol: 01656 306163

 

Internal / Mewnol: 20635

 

Email: [email address]

 

Web: www.south-wales.police.uk / www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk

 

South Wales Police is the 12th most improved force in England & Wales for
overall crime reduction with over 10,000 fewer victims of crime.

Yn nalgylch Heddlu De Cymru y bu r 12fed gostyngiad mwyaf mewn troseddau
drwy Gymru a Lloegr, gyda 10,000 yn llai yn dioddef trosedd.

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Dear South Wales Police,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of South Wales Police's handling of my FOI request 'Alleged Legal Professional Crimes'.

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My complaint is that The FOI officer is telling me that, even if I were to refine my request, they could not answer under the Data Protection Act. This is simply not true, as I have not asked for a disclosure of the identity of any individual. I have asked for statistical information regarding a group of people.

I object to being treated in this manner. Furthermore, other police forces have been able to answer this question in one way or another, or at least have answered the majority of the questions. It is unacceptable that South Wales handles their FOI requests in this manner.

Yours sincerely,

]

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/al...

Yours faithfully,

Jean James

South Wales Police

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Dear Ms James,

 

I write to advise that I am in receipt of your e-mail dated 12^th June
2012, regarding a request for an Internal Review.

 

This letter confirms that your request has now been passed to our Appeals
Officer who will review the contents of your request and establish if a)
your request is valid under the FOI Act and b) if any further
clarification is required from you to allow us to progress further.

 

Should you wish to contact us regarding your request, please quote
reference number 385/12 on any correspondence. Should you wish to contact
us by e-mail, please do so using the mail box
[1][South Wales Police request email]. (Please do not reply directly to my own
e-mail address as this may result in a further delay to your request).

 

South Wales Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of
your case under its review procedure (copy attached). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary’s full process
you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

 

Kind Regards

Sally Hillman

Freedom of Information Officer/Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

South Wales Police HQ/Pencadlys yr Heddlu

Cowbridge Road/Heol y Bont Faen

BRIDGEND/PENYBONT AR OGWR

CF31 3SU

( Internal / Mewnol: 20955

(    External / Allanol: 01656 869439

: Email / E-bost : [2][email address] /
[3][email address]

[4]www.south-wales.police.uk / [5]www.heddlu-de-cyrmru.police.uk

[6][South Wales Police request email]

 

Did you know that crime in South Wales is at its lowest since 1983? The
latest Home Office figures show there were 6,354 fewer victims of crime in
2011 compared with 2010

Wyddech chi fod lefelau troseddu yn ne Cymru ar eu hisaf er 1983?  Dengys
ffigurau diweddaraf y Swyddfa Gartref y bu 6,354 yn llai o ddioddefwyr
troseddu yn 2011 nag yn 2010

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South Wales Police

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Dear Ms James,

 

I write in connection to your request for an internal review of your
original request for information (189/12).

 

The internal review process is now complete and our response is attached.

                          

I trust that this information answers your request. Should you have any
queries and wish to contact us by e-mail, please do so using the mail box
[1][South Wales Police request email]. (Please do not reply directly to my own
e-mail address as this may result in a delay to your request).

                              

South Wales Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of
your case under its review procedure (copy attached). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Forces full process you are
still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your comments to the
Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

 

Kind Regards

 

Sally Hillman
Freedom of Information Officer/Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
South Wales Police HQ/Pencadlys yr Heddlu
Cowbridge Road/Heol y Bont Faen
BRIDGEND/PENYBONT AR OGWR
CF31 3SU

 

Internal / Mewnol: 20955

 

External / Allanol: 01656 869439

 

Email / E-bost : [2][email address] /
[3][email address]

 

[4]www.south-wales.police.uk / [5]www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk

 

[6][South Wales Police request email]

 

Did you know that crime in South Wales is at its lowest since 1983? The
latest Home Office figures show there were 6,354 fewer victims of crime in
2011 compared with 2010

Wyddech chi fod lefelau troseddu yn ne Cymru ar eu hisaf er 1983?  Dengys
ffigurau diweddaraf y Swyddfa Gartref y bu 6,354 yn llai o ddioddefwyr
troseddu yn 2011 nag yn 2010

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South Wales Police have an international reputation for corruption. Please do an internet search, for a start, under 'MAURICE KIRK" . This is only a partial result of allegations of corruption against this very dubious police force.