Home affairsLetter from Stephen Rimmer, Chair, Serious Organised Crime Agency, to the Chair of the Committee, 10 September 2013

I am writing to you in relation to a statement you made during SOCA’s oral evidence session on Tuesday 3 September. During the early part of the session you referred to Francis Plowden, a non-executive director of SOCA, by saying that he was a “director of Serco Plc”.

This is incorrect. I understand that Francis is not and never has been a director of Serco Plc. He has held shares in Serco Plc since February 2005. This fact was clearly stated by him on the SOCA Register of Interests upon his appointment to the SOCA Board in August 2009. Since that date, Francis has continued to declare this interest. I will be writing separately as soon as possible on the other matters you and the Committee raised in respect of the interests of the Non-Executive members of the Board.

I trust that this clarifies the position.