Defence written question – answered at on 6 January 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, column 902W, on armed forces: theft, what equipment was stolen in respect of each guilty/proven verdict.
Information from the three services' and Ministry of Defence police's databases for thefts of Ministry of Defence equipment is shown in the following table. Each line reflects one offence. The severity of the sentences reflects the past records and previous convictions of the individuals involved, as well as the nature of the offence itself.
The information provided pertains solely to thefts of MOD equipment and does not include those cases where the item stolen was not identified as belonging to the MOD.
Information in the years before 2004 is not comprehensive as records relating the RAF personnel could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Year-No. of G uilty/proven verdicts | Item(s) stolen |
1999-15 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Police Caution | Army video camera |
Fined £100 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Dismissal and 60 days detention | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £1200 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £250 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
112 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,500 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Dismissal and eight months and 26 days detention | Two "Abloy" keys |
Dismissal and pay suspended to the amount of £239.07 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £500 | Two Maglite torches |
Reduced in rank | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage. |
140 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £212.17 | 14 twenty litre cans of petrol |
14 days Restriction of privileges | TV set |
Dismissal and Reduced in rank | Removal of classified documents and 9mm magazine |
82 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £32.61 | Bayonet |
14 days Restriction of privileges | TV set, sleeping bags and jackets |
2000-11 Guilty charges | |
12 months probation and 100 hours community service, £55 costs and disqualified from driving for 12 months. | Minibus |
Fined £400 and internal disciplinary action taken | Two replica pistols and a diving knife |
60 hours community rehabilitation over 18 months and £250 costs | Various weapons including shotguns. |
Dismissal and 165 days detention, pay suspended to the amount of £1075 and Reduced in rank | Unspecified MOD equipment |
Fined £160 | Two Land Rover door panels |
112 days detention | Two instances of taking a vehicle without consent. |
140 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,500 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. |
Nine months detention and £1,000 compensation. | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
112 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £383.94 | Misuse of military vehicle |
Dismissal | Computer software |
Six months and 24 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £140 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. |
2001-17 Guilty charges | |
Six Months imprisonment | Two smoke grenades and 5 x rockets |
59 days detention and reduced in rank | Two automatic rifles |
28 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. |
Fined £750 | Removal of pistol without consent |
Fined £600 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £350 | Taking a vehicle without consent and without appropriate permits and insurance |
Severe Reprimand-mitigated by the Appropriate Review Authority to admonishment | Four charges of entering into an agreement for the conditional sale of 4 bugles and 1 drum |
Dismissal and 135 days detention | Two helmets, two swords, buckskin trousers and breast plate. |
Seven months detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,427.17 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
Six months detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
Dismissal and six months detention | Burglary from store |
Fined £500 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
Fined £500 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
Dismissal, 165 days detention and Reduced in rank | Unspecified MOD equipment |
Dismissal | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. |
82 days detention and Reduced in rank | Live rounds, shotgun cartridges, two training grenades |
Reduced in rank and pay suspended to the amount of £2,000 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
2002-15 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Fined £1,050 and pay suspended to the amount of £12.66 | Batteries |
14 days extra work and drills | Respirator |
140 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,250 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
112 days detention | Equipment including-Armbands, Gerber knife, baton, handcuffs, batteries |
Six months detention | Taking vehicle without consent |
180 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
42 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £106.50 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Fined £1,000, Severe reprimand, and pays suspended to the amount of £6,043.08 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Fined £500 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
112 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Fined £1,000 and pay suspended to the amount of £1,000 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
Fined £500 | Caught in act of burglary |
Reduced in rank | Multi tool and pouch |
Dismissal, 122 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £100 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
Fined £650 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
2003-22 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Dismissal and 42 days detention and pay suspended for 318 days | Mobile telephone |
Fined £300 | Two electric hand lights, and 60 photographic prints |
Dismissal and 80 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £158.15. | Fuel |
Dismissal and three months detention | Computer components |
Dismissal and 66 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Six months forfeiture of seniority and Reprimand | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Admonished | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Fined £50 and pay suspended to the amount of £200 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Fined £750 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Admonished | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
Pay suspended to the amount of £2,830.08 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Dismissal and two years detention and Reduced in rank | Rifle breech bolts and various live rounds |
56 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
112 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Fined £450 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £750 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
28 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
42 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
Reduced in rank | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £650 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £650 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Reduced in rank | In possession of rifle without lawful authority |
2004-13 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Fine of £1200 | Caught in act of burglary |
28 days detention and paid stopped to the amount of £373.22 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Reduced in rank | Diesel fuel |
Fined £500 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
28 days detention and Reduced in rank | Camera |
26 days detention and Reduced in rank | Camera |
140 days detention | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
Reduced in rank and fined £4000 | Unspecified MOD equipment |
28 days detention and compensation of £3,000 paid | Aggravated taking of a vehicle |
Fined £250 | Blank ammunition |
Dismissal | Money and memorabilia |
Police caution | Two military boots |
Police caution | Two hot weather jungle boots |
2005-15 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Dismissal and six months detention | £800 |
Dismissal and 84 days detention | Six boxes of spanners |
11 months detention and Reduced in rank | Laptop computer, camcorder and flat screen TV |
Dismissal, one year detention suspended and Reduced in rank | Seven susat sights, two clansman casings, 89 various batteries, 32 cylumes and one image intensifier tube |
Dismissal, imprisoned six months and Reduced in rank | £564.40, £89.15 and computer system |
Fine £300 | Live and blank rounds, magazines, susat site, and gas plug and flash eliminator |
42 days detention | In possession of pistol and magazine without authority |
28 days detention | Ammunition |
Pay suspended to the amount of £1,000 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage |
84 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £160 | Fuel |
Dismissal and six months detention | Computer equipment |
Police caution | Two Army Radios |
Seven years and six months imprisonment | Browning 9mm pistol |
12 months community order, 80 hours community service and £1,105.52 paid in compensation. | Various firearms, including SA80 rifle. |
Fined £400 | RAM memory stick |
2006-32 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
56 days detention | 15 pairs of high-tech magnum boots |
Dismissal, imprisoned five years and 252 days and Reduced in rank | Rifle |
112 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £500 | Taking of vehicle without consent |
Pay suspended to the amount of £1,200 | Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident |
Dismissal and imprisoned for four years and 339 days | Two SA80 rifles |
Dismissal and six months detention | Fuel |
84 days detention | Services from Northern Rail Network |
Reduced in rank | 30 high-tech magnum boots |
Reduced in rank | 30 high-tech magnum boots |
Reduced in rank | Sleeping bag, bivvi bag, two Combat 95 Shirts, three Combat 95 Trousers, four Live SA80 Magazines, Weapons Cleaning Kit, Poncho, Body Armour, Helmet, Helmet Cover, Gortex Jacket, Gortex Trousers, Desert Combat Body Armour Cover |
Reduced in rank | Duplicate Iraq zone 1 medal |
Dismissal | Two laptop computers |
Dismissal and 18 months detention | Two motorcycles, and Land Rover and trailer |
112 days detention | Land Rover and trailer |
Dismissal and five years and four months imprisonment | Pistol |
Dismissal and five years and eight months imprisonment and Reduced in rank | Pistol |
Dismissal and five years imprisonment | Makarov 9mm pistol |
Fined £1,500 | Ammunition |
Six months detention, suspended for one year and Reduced in rank | Component part of a firearm-regulator assembly(gas plug) |
Fined £300 | Sabre 500,000 volt stun baton |
Fined £1,000, pay suspended to the amount of £1,500 | Various items of Service property |
Dismissal, eight years imprisonment and Reduced in rank | Components of firearms |
Fined £1,000 | Computer base units |
Dismissal | Medicines |
Fined £504, five days extra work and pay stopped for 30 days | Socket set and taking a vehicle without consent |
120 days detention | Hand tool |
56 days detention | Body armour and night vision goggles |
Police caution | Camcorder |
Final warning | 7.62mm cartridges |
12 months imprisonment | Live ammunition, pyrotechnics and explosives |
Fined £490 | Landrover |
Fined £650 | Landrover |
2007-33 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Fined £500 | Seven iPods, one Sony music player, one MP3 player, one digital camera, 600 x cigarettes and one Stella Artois bottle. |
Reduced in rank | Security seals |
Fined £400 | 30 litres of diesel |
Admonished | Infringing copy of a copyright work |
Dismissal, 11 months and one day detention and Reduced in rank | Two cameras and accessories |
Admonished | Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident |
Dismissal and Imprisoned for seven years and five months | 9mm pistol and two magazines |
Six months detention | Day sack, hi-tec desert boots, crampons, optimus fuel bottle, extremities gloves, alpine scarf, gloves, solar shower, white socks, pan set, primus omnifuel stove, two rope clamps, two rolls of velcro, fleece shirt, jacket, waterproof suit, duvet jacket, micro stove. |
88 days detention and Reduced in rank | Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident |
88 days detention | Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident |
Fined £3,000 and Reduced in rank | Vehicle Trailer Box Body |
Fined £650 | Taking a vehicle without consent |
Fined £1,000 and pay suspended to the amount of £650 | Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident |
Dismissal and 18 months detention | Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident |
Dismissal and nine years and 174 days imprisonment | Pistols topslides, assorted working parts and ammunition |
Dismissal and nine years and 263 days imprisonment | Pistols, topslides, assorted working parts and ammunition |
Fined £1,800 and Reduced in rank | Ammunition-two signal kit pyrotechnic pistols and 16 flares |
One day detention | Ammunition |
Dismissal and 30 days detention | Aviation equipment |
150 days detention and pay topped to the amount of £424 | Arms and ammunition |
Dismissal, 90 days detention and Reduced in rank | Overhead projector |
105 days detention and fined £2000 | Deactivated drill rifles |
Dismissal and 140 days detention | Mobile phone |
Reprimand, fined £250 and pay suspended to the amount of £639.29 | Aviation clothing |
Fined £563 and 14 days extra work | Two combat shirts |
Fined £100 | Ration boxes |
42 days detention | Items from dry provisions store |
42 days detention | Items from dry provisions store |
Dismissal and six months detention | Stopwatch and attempted theft |
150 days detention | Three cyalume sticks, dive suit, and sundries |
Three years and six months imprisonment | Palm computer, two digital cameras, tom tom sat nav |
Three years and six months imprisonment | Palm computer, two digital cameras, tom tom sat nav |
Two years and six months imprisonment | Palm computer, two digital cameras, tom tom sat nav |
2008-32 Guilty/proven verdicts | |
Dismissal, fined £1,000 and pay suspended to the amount of £41.51 | Saw kit, digital camera, an electric engraving tool, hammer drills and eight piece plumbers holesaw kit. |
Admonished | Helmet mounted night vision system |
120 days detention and Reduced in rank | 940 litres of fuel |
60 days detention | 940 litres of fuel |
Dismissal, 12 months detention and Reduced in rank | Ammunition and pyrotechnics |
Fined £75 | Night vision goggles |
Reduced in rank and pay suspended to the amount of £62.21 | 60 litres of fuel |
Reduced in rank and pay suspended to the amounts of £575.70 and £93.99 | Watches |
Dismissal and seven months and 16 days detention | Money |
120 days detention, suspended for one year and Reduced in rank | Ammunition |
Dismissal, 150 days dismissal and Reduced in rank | DVD player |
90 days detention and Reduced in rank | Taking a vehicle without consent |
28 days detention and compensation of £750 paid | Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident |
Dismissal, 15 years imprisonment and Reduced in rank | Weapons and accessories |
Fined £750 | Blank rounds |
Dismissal and 109 days detention | Blank rounds |
Dismissal and five years and six months imprisonment | Weapons |
Nine months' detention | Ammunition |
Six months detention and Reduced in rank | Night vision goggles |
Police caution | Ration packs |
Police caution | Ration packs |
Police caution | Ration packs |
Police caution | Ration packs |
Police caution | Ration packs |
12 months imprisonment | Body armour, footwear, clothing and ration packs |
12 months imprisonment | Body armour, footwear, clothing and ration packs |
16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months +200 hours community order | Body armour, footwear, clothing and ration packs |
Fined £500, £400 costs and £15 victim surcharge | Computer parts |
52 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, 250 silver unpaid work within 12 months. | Three military flares, one smoke grenade, canteen cutlery, cleaning flannelette, military batteries, ten thousand rounds of 22 calibre rifle ammunition |
26 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, 250 hours unpaid work within 12 months. | Ammunition |
12 weeks imprisonment suspended over two years, 250 hours community service and £1,000 costs. | Ammunition |
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