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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
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Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Wonga more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, whether the Crown Prosecution Service has been contacted for investigative advice by any police force in England and Wales with regard to the possible criminal liability following the findings by the Financial Conduct Authority that Wonga has been threatening debtors with letters from fake law firms. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury more like this
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry remove filter
uin 203477 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not yet been approached for investigative advice, by any police force, in respect of possible criminal matters arising from the Financial Conduct Authority investigation of Wonga.</p><p>Following the announcement that Wonga would pay £2.6 million in compensation, after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears, the CPS Deputy Head of the Specialist Fraud Division contacted the City of London Police, on the 26 June 2014, to enquire whether this matter was being criminally investigated.</p><p>City of London Police are the national police lead for serious fraud investigations. They are currently assessing whether the case merits a criminal investigation and have confirmed that they will refer any request for advice to the CPS Specialist Fraud Division.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Beaconsfield more like this
answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-07T15:39:04.3227756Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T15:39:04.3227756Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve remove filter
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this