Home affairsLetter from Trevor Pearce QPM, Director General, Serious Organised Crime Agency, to the Chair of the Committee, 8 August 2013

Thank-you for your letter of 7th August.

I will be delighted to respond with more detail by 16th August to the points raised. Indeed earlier this week I agreed with Commander Basu MPS that because we were seeing some “confusing” reporting in the media over these matters, that we should commission a piece to better inform your Committee and set aside the reported misconceptions.

In your letter you helpfully refer to our meeting of 30th July and I am grateful for your personal letter of thanks that followed it. We have been trying to get hold of the note taken of that meeting but thus far have had no luck—I wonder if I could prevail upon you to arrange for its despatch.

In the meantime I hope that you continue to have a pleasant holiday.