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MPs' expenses: Met investigating two cases of 'criminal behaviour' Met investigates alleged criminal behaviour in MPs' expenses claims
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The Metropolitan police are investigating two cases of alleged criminal behaviour in the claiming of publicly funded expenses by MPs.The Metropolitan police are investigating two cases of alleged criminal behaviour in the claiming of publicly funded expenses by MPs.
Peter Davis, the compliance officer of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), announced in his annual report that he had referred three cases to Scotland Yard.Peter Davis, the compliance officer of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), announced in his annual report that he had referred three cases to Scotland Yard.
In one of the cases an aide to an MP received a caution in April “for fraud by false representation”. The police have concluded inquiries in one case and are continuing investigations in the other two cases.In one of the cases an aide to an MP received a caution in April “for fraud by false representation”. The police have concluded inquiries in one case and are continuing investigations in the other two cases.
A Met spokesman told the Press Association: “Of the three referrals made to us by Ipsa in March 2015, two are being investigated. An assessment of the third referral resulted in a 33-year-old woman, an employee of an MP, receiving a caution in April for fraud by false representation.”A Met spokesman told the Press Association: “Of the three referrals made to us by Ipsa in March 2015, two are being investigated. An assessment of the third referral resulted in a 33-year-old woman, an employee of an MP, receiving a caution in April for fraud by false representation.”
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In his annual report Davis said he had been obliged to refer cases to the police for the first time. Davis, who made the referrals in March, wrote: “During the course of the reporting period I have felt it necessary for the first time during my term of office to refer requests for investigation received from Ipsa to the police.”In his annual report Davis said he had been obliged to refer cases to the police for the first time. Davis, who made the referrals in March, wrote: “During the course of the reporting period I have felt it necessary for the first time during my term of office to refer requests for investigation received from Ipsa to the police.”
The compliance officer’s joint working agreement with the Met sets out the grounds on which a referral is made to the police. It states: “Where, in the exercise of their duties, either Ipsa or the compliance officer is given a reason to suspect that a criminal offence may have been committed by an MP or a member of an MP’s staff, they shall seek advice from the commissioner and notify the Metropolitan police of their suspicions, and hand over any relevant documentation upon request.”The compliance officer’s joint working agreement with the Met sets out the grounds on which a referral is made to the police. It states: “Where, in the exercise of their duties, either Ipsa or the compliance officer is given a reason to suspect that a criminal offence may have been committed by an MP or a member of an MP’s staff, they shall seek advice from the commissioner and notify the Metropolitan police of their suspicions, and hand over any relevant documentation upon request.”