Hansard

Offenders

Volume 504: debated on Wednesday 27 January 2010

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Chris Huhne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employees of her Department and its agencies have been convicted of a criminal offence of each type in each year since 1997. (308521)

Jim Knight

Information on the number of employees of the Department and its agencies who have been convicted of criminal offences and the type of offence in each year since 1997 is set out in the following table. The data is provided to the Department by the Home Office and is not available prior to 2006.

Number of convictions by year ( 1 January to 31 December)

Agency

2006

2007

2008

2009

Jobcentre Plus

5

1

10

26

Corporate Centre

1

2

2

2

Child Support Agency

0

1

7

0

Pension, Disability and Carers Service

2

0

1

1

Total

8

4

20

29

2006

Number of convictions by Agency

Nature of Offence

Jobcentre Plus

Corporate Centre

Child Support Agency

Pension, Disability and Carers Service

Theft-Shoplifting

1

—

—

—

Act of outraging public decency

1

—

—

—

Possession of a Class A substance

1

—

—

—

Carried in a vehicle taken without consent

1

—

—

—

Theft – Burglary

—

—

—

1

Theft

—

—

—

1

Harassment

1

—

—

Escaping lawful custody

1

—

—

—

2007

Number of convictions by Agency

Nature of Offence

Jobcentre Plus

Corporate Centre

Child Support Agency

Pension, Disability and Carers Service

Failing to stop after an accident

1

—

—

—

Driving without insurance

—

1

—

—

Driving whilst disqualified

—

1

—

—

Theft

—

1

—

2008

Number of convictions by Agency

Nature of offence

Jobcentre Plus

Corporate Centre

Child Support Agency

Pension, Disability and Carers Service

Handling stolen goods

1

—

—

—

Harassment

1

—

—

—

Failing to provide a specimen of breath

1

Assault –Actual bodily harm

2

—

—

—

Common assault

1

—

1

—

Forgery

—

—

2

—

Perjury by witness

—

—

1

—

Possession of Class A substance

1

—

—

—

Drink driving

3

2

—

—

Theft

—

—

1

—

Drunk and disorderly

1

—

—

—

Battery

—

—

1

—

Criminal damage

—

—

—

1

2009

Number of convictions by Agency

Nature of offence

Jobcentre Plus

Corporate Centre

Pension, Disability and Carers Service

Sexual offences against a minor

1

—

—

Battery

2

—

—

Theft – Shoplifting

1

—

—

Making off without paying

1

—

—

Drunk and disorderly

—

—

1

Possessing intoxicating liquor in a sports ground

1

—

—

Fraud

2

—

—

Common assault

1

—

—

Drink driving

8

2

—

Driving without insurance

1

—

—

Threatening behaviour

3

—

—

Drug driving

1

—

—

Public indecency

1

—

—

Criminal damage

1

—

—

Possession of a Class B substance

1

—

—

Unknown – no offence stated

1

—

—

The Child Support Agency ceased to be an Agency of the Department from 1 November 2008.