Written question asked by Earl Attlee (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Monday, 25 June 2007.

Crime: Public Officials

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What records they have for each of the last five years of prosecutions and convictions of public officials for offences relating to their public duties.

Answer: Records held within Home Office headquarters, the Border and Immigration Agency, the Identity and Passport Service and the Criminal Records Bureau show that 15 members of staff have been convicted in the past five years for offences relating to their public duties. These were cases of serious or gross misconduct that had led to the breakdown of trust between the department and the employee; they included deception, facilitation and fraud.

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