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Written question asked by Lord Marlesford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 December 2011.

UK Border Agency: Staff

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the staff of the UK Border Agency and its predecessor bodies have been convicted ofcriminal offences in connection with their official activities over the past seven years; and, in each case, what was the name of the offender, the date and nature of the offence and the sentence received.
Answer

The UK Border Agency at present has 21,642 staff. Over the past seven years, 23 staff have been convicted of criminal offences in connection with their official activities, an average of almost three convictions per year. The detail requested is set out in the following table:

Name Charges Conviction date Sentence
Gary SMALL Possession of false documents, theft 02.2006 18 months
Collins OKELLO Facilitation, Misconduct in Public Office 2006 2 years
Tyronne PIERRE Theft 24.4.06 300 hours community service
Alvaro FIGUEIREDO Misconduct in Public Office 1.10.07 2 ½ years
Aisha Tokunbo AJIA Misconduct in Public Office 12.2.08 3 ½ years
Mofeyishola Olabamigbe Uzoma JOHN-AYO Misconduct in Public Office 14.3.08 9 years
Jahangir ALAM Misconduct in Public Office 6.6.08 14 months
Shareen Naomi PATTERSON Forgery 29.8.08 2 ½ years
Babs CAREW Bribery 17.10.08 3 years
Eme ESUA Misconduct in Public Office+ Section 25 of the ID Cards Act 24.4.09 3 years + 2 x 16 months concurrent
Shannon FRANCIS Fraud 12.5.09 12 months community order
Aliya ALI Misconduct in Public Office 25.9.09 5 years
David HART Fraud 30.12.09 18 months
Anthony Davis QUARCO Misconduct in Public Office 2.3.10 9 years 6 years;
Proceeds of Crime Act Offences 5 years
Facilitation 6 year
ID Cards Act Offences 4 x 4 years; 3 x 2 years
Bridget EWORTH (nee IDIGBE) Misconduct in Public Office 16.4.10 6 years
Atma SAWH Misconduct in Public Office 1.9.10 5 years
Peter CRUMBIE Facilitation 19.11.10 12 Months
Maryam JAVAID Misconduct in Public Office ID Cards Act offence 22.11.10 2 years
Latesha POLSON Fraud, Using a False Instrument 20.1.11 100 hours community service + costs + compensation order
Karanjit MAND Fraud, Misuse of Computers 4.4.11 80 hours community service
Shezad MUSSA Misconduct in Public Office 3.6.11 12 months
Benjamin Aghogho ORORORO Misconduct in Public Office 26.8.11 5 years

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13331; 733 c257-8WA
Session
2010-12
Related items
Government Departments: Staff
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Crime Convictions Misconduct UK Border Agency
Link
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