Home Office: Staff

(asked on 27th April 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 1 June 2018 (HL7992), how many members of Home Office staff have been convicted in connection with their official activities since 1 June 2018; and in each case, what was (1) the date, (2) the nature of the offence, and (3) the sentence received.


Answered by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 15th May 2023

Since 1 June 2018 the Home Office has secured two convictions and two cautions of staff in connection with their official activities. All the officers were subject to appropriate disciplinary procedures.

The following table below shows the breakdown including the dates of those convictions.

Charges

Conviction Date

Sentence

Bribery

11/04/2019

3 years, 9 months

Computer Misuse

17/06/2022

Police Caution

Conspiracy to Assist Unlawful Immigration

03/04/2023

Awaiting sentence

Computer Misuse

26/04/2023

Police Caution

Reticulating Splines