Any police officers here?

LateX'Dog · 14 Dec 2015 at 14:49

Just wondering if anyone here are police officers and if so would be willing to answer:

"How many times in your career/the last 5+ years have you arrested someone for lying where they live to get within catchment of a school"

Thanks.

snips86x · 14 Dec 2015 at 14:50

There is a thread somewhere for those kinds of questions

Here you go...

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18003378&highlight=police

dirtybeatfreak · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:24

snips86x said:
There is a thread somewhere for those kinds of questions

Here you go...

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18003378&highlight=police

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that thread more about applying to work for the Police etc rather than questions like the OP's?

Ace Modder · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:26

LateX'Dog said:
Just wondering if anyone here are police officers and if so would be willing to answer:

"How many times in your career/the last 5+ years have you arrested someone for lying where they live to get within catchment of a school"

Thanks.

Is this even a criminal offense? I would expect the answer to be zero arrests for this?

snips86x · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:32

dirtybeatfreak said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that thread more about applying to work for the Police etc rather than questions like the OP's?

Thread title may indicate so but the comments appear to be asking questions too...worth a shot no?

Dis86 · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:49

Is that even a criminal offence? Would have thought it would be civil. And can't imagine it's exactly a daily one to come up...

Elixir · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:51

LateX'Dog said:
Just wondering if anyone here are police officers and if so would be willing to answer:

"How many times in your career/the last 5+ years have you arrested someone for lying where they live to get within catchment of a school"

Thanks.

Is your question "will I get away with this?"

HazardO · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:58

Elixir said:
Is your question "will I get away with this?"

It sounds more like "I was arrested for this, how's this even possible?"

chanjy · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:58

Just asking for a friend.

Am I right?

Burnsy2023 · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:05

Well I think this is an incredibly loaded question, but I imagine most officers will say zero as it's not a common complaint. This would fall under fraud by false representation under the Fraud Act 2006, which isn't an uncommon offence to be investigated.

Zenduri · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:15

Its more a council matter than police matter, the council will withdraw the place immediately if caught lying even if the kid is already attending the school.

Burnsy2023 · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:18

HybridX said:
Its more a council matter than police matter, the council will withdraw the place immediately if caught lying even if the kid is already attending the school.

I imagine most councils don't bother reporting it, but if they did, it's most certainly is a criminal matter.

Housey · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:21

I always citizen arrest them, bundle them into the back of a van and drop them off a cliff. When I went to the Police about it they told me I was wrong for dropping them off a cliff, talk about getting their priorities wrong. D'Pigs for you!!!

Zenduri · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:23

Burnsy2023 said:
I imagine most councils don't bother reporting it, but if they did, it's most certainly is a criminal matter.

Hence its "more of a council matter than a police matter"

It is fraud but most of the time parents will back down and forgo the places obtained than face any real form of prosecution. I believe if prosecuted it can have a fine of up to £5k and a little bit of jail time lol

If it was a religious school then it "would be ecumenical matter"

Chris Wilson · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:26

I think they are all tied up on the Yew Tree enquiries, so you may have to be patient. These jollies to hot climes take time you know, plus booking TV exposure time and all that....

Use the period to get friends to bake cakes with files in them.

Cosimo · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:28

chanjy said:
Just asking for a friend.

Am I right?

Yup, moving in next door and looking to place their two kids in the school just around the corner.

LateX'Dog · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:34

Elixir said:
Is your question "will I get away with this?"

No, its more a "is this common". Because i think we've just been victim to this and i don't want to assume.

tom_e · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:36

LateX'Dog said:
No, its more a "is this common". Because i think we've just been victim to this and i don't want to assume.

Are you a school? If not how can you be a victim?

The_Abyss · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:36

LateX'Dog said:
No, its more a "is this common". Because i think we've just been victim to this and i don't want to assume.

Victim as in lost a place to someone you suspect of doing this? Or victim as in you're asking in the capacity of the school?

LateX'Dog · 14 Dec 2015 at 16:38

tom_e said:
Are you a school? If not how can you be a victim?

Basic jist is, we and another couple went for the same house. House is within catchment for a very good school, other couple offered a financial incentive. That incentive was far and above what one would assume a person trying to buy that house would have to spend.

We offered just under house price, they offered 2% over + £10k on top.