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Written question asked by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Monday, 30 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 May 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Serious Organised Crime Agency: Prosecutions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought in each major city in the United Kingdom by the Serious Organised Crime Agency since its launch.
Answer

SOCA is not itself a prosecuting body, but its work often results in prosecutions in the UK or overseas. Investigatory work to prepare for such prosecutions may be done directly by SOCA, or by one or more of SOCA’s partners with SOCA support. Prosecutions in the UK are taken either by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) or the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO). The venue for the prosecution is not necessarily where the offences took place.Figures are available for prosecutions taken in the UK during 2006-07 as a result of SOCA led investigations, which are set out in the following table. These do not include prosecutions taken overseas or in the UK as a result of work carried out by partners with SOCA input.

City Total
Belfast 1
Birmingham 13
Bolton 2
Bournemouth 1
Bristol 8
Cardiff 2
Carlisle 1
Chelmsford 3
Derby 4
Dover 1
Dundee 2
Edinburgh 1
Essex 1
Glasgow 2
Guildford 3
Hove 5
Hull 1
Leeds 8
Leicester 9
Lewes 1
Liverpool 24
London 89
Maidstone 1
Manchester 13
Newcastle 14
Northampton 5
Nottingham 8
Oldham 6
Plymouth 1
Portsmouth 1
Reading 6
Sheffield 9
Shrewsbury 1
St. Albans 6
Stafford 3
Stranraer 1
Teesside 6
Winchester 20
Total 283

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
460 c1249-50W; 135690
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Prosecutions Serious Organised Crime Agency
Link
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