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Criminal Investigation

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 119654

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on instances in which police forces have declined to investigate alleged serious criminal offences, including fraud, money laundering or organised crime, on the groun

Answered by Sarah Jones

Operational decisions on case investigations are matters for operationally independent police forces. The Home Office does not issue guidance directing police forces on whether individual cases should or should not be investigated.

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