Operation TRIASSIC

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Dear Crown Prosecution Service,

I have been reading about abandoned and thrown out cases. Why was the CPS not able to provide any evidence to Southwark Crown Court in relation to the several prosecutions prepared in Operation Triassic, over a 2-3 year period?

What made the sitting Judge allegedly describe the prosecution of the case as 'scandalous'?

What was the cost to the CPS and to the public purse of operation triassic?

It is alleged that operation triassic was initiated and progressed by a partisan private body, the Insurance Fraud Bureau in partnership with the London Police. IF this is true what assessment of the risks of pursuing a prosecution following such possibly prejudicial collaboration , has the CPS performed?

Will you share this assessment with the public?

Will the Insurance Fraud Bureau be obliged to pay the compensation costs arising out of operation Triassic?

Research on the IFB website describes current live joint operations with police forces up and down the country? Are the CPS involved in any of these?

Have any indemnities been obtained from the IFB to protect the public purse from adverse costs or compensations awards were any of the current live cases later to be thrown out by a crown court judge?

The IFB website describes their current joint strategy with police forces as being to disrupt 'professional facilitators' without defining any specific criminal activity by such 'professional facilitators'. WILL the CPS be seeking details from the IFB on this matter to prevent further attempts by the IFB to misunderstand or miscarry justice?

Yours faithfully,

sarah laws

Freedom of Information Unit, Crown Prosecution Service

Dear Ms Laws

I apologise that we have been unable to meet the 20 day deadline for responding to your request. I anticipate providing you with a substantive response shortly.

Kind regards

D. Martindale
Information Management Unit

-----Original Message-----
From: sarah laws [mailto:[FOI #125338 email]]
Sent: 12 August 2012 12:58
To: Freedom of Information Unit
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Operation TRIASSIC

Dear Crown Prosecution Service,

I have been reading about abandoned and thrown out cases. Why was
the CPS not able to provide any evidence to Southwark Crown Court
in relation to the several prosecutions prepared in Operation
Triassic, over a 2-3 year period?

What made the sitting Judge allegedly describe the prosecution of
the case as 'scandalous'?

What was the cost to the CPS and to the public purse of operation
triassic?

It is alleged that operation triassic was initiated and progressed
by a partisan private body, the Insurance Fraud Bureau in
partnership with the London Police. IF this is true what assessment
of the risks of pursuing a prosecution following such possibly
prejudicial collaboration , has the CPS performed?

Will you share this assessment with the public?

Will the Insurance Fraud Bureau be obliged to pay the compensation
costs arising out of operation Triassic?

Research on the IFB website describes current live joint operations
with police forces up and down the country? Are the CPS involved in
any of these?

Have any indemnities been obtained from the IFB to protect the
public purse from adverse costs or compensations awards were any of
the current live cases later to be thrown out by a crown court
judge?

The IFB website describes their current joint strategy with police
forces as being to disrupt 'professional facilitators' without
defining any specific criminal activity by such 'professional
facilitators'. WILL the CPS be seeking details from the IFB on this
matter to prevent further attempts by the IFB to misunderstand or
miscarry justice?

Yours faithfully,

sarah laws

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Dear Crown Prosecution Service,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Crown Prosecution Service's handling of my FOI request 'Operation TRIASSIC'.

This has been delayed by many weeks. Can you please expedite a response.

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

Yours faithfully,

sarah laws

Freedom of Information Unit, Crown Prosecution Service

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Dear Ms Laws

 

With my sincere apologies for the significant delay in responding to this
request, please find attached.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Mr D. Martindale

Information Management Unit

 

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