Merseyside Police withdrew £76,461 in cash (in 5 trips) from a HSBC branch but what was the money used for?
Continuing my stories about the financial records of Merseyside Police I turn to documents 1810, 1652, 1580, 1435 and 1751 to make a point about redaction and jigsaw identification. XXXX represents redactions.
In reverse chronological order:-
1751
(Merseyside Police logo)
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7th March 2019
Dear XXXXX
PAYMENT BY CASH
I should be obliged if £19,196.00 in cash could be drawn from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside Payments Account No. XXXXXXXX on 12th March 2019. I would be grateful if the cash could be broken down into the following denominations:-
£15,000.00 in £20
£3,500.00 in £10
£500.00 in £5
£196.00 in £1
I have arranged for two Police Officers to attend the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on Tuesday 12th March at about 10.30am. The officers names are:-
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Both officers will present their warrant cards for ID purposes.
I think you for your co-operation in this matter.
Yours sincerely
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX Second Account Signatory
XXXXXXXX Head of Finance
XXXXXXXXX Tel XXXXXXXXXXXX Fax XXXXXXXXXXX email XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
1435
(Merseyside Police logo)
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11th January 2019
Dear XXXXX
PAYMENT BY CASH
I should be obliged if £18,666.00 in cash could be drawn from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside Payments Account No. XXXXXXXX on 22nd January 2019. I would be grateful if the cash could be broken down into the following denominations:-
£10,000.00 in £20
£8,000.00 in £10
£500.00 in £5
£130.00 in £1
£36.00 in 50p
I have arranged for two Police Officers to attend the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on Tuesday 22nd January at about 10.30am. The officers names are:-
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Both officers will present their warrant cards for ID purposes.
I think you for your co-operation in this matter.
Yours sincerely
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX Acting Head of Finance Merseyside Police
XXXXXXXX Second Account Signatory
XXXXXXXX Head of Finance
XXXXXXXXX Tel XXXXXXXXXXXX Fax XXXXXXXXXXX email XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
1580
(Merseyside Police logo)
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22nd October 2018
Dear XXXXX
PAYMENT BY CASH
I should be obliged if £11,155.00 in cash could be drawn from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside Payments Account No. XXXXXXXX on 25th October 2018. I would be grateful if the cash could be broken down into the following denominations:-
£10,000.00 in £20
£1,000.00 in £10
£155.00 in £1
I have arranged for two Police Officers to attend the HSBC XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on Thursday 25th October at about 10.30am. The officers names are:-
- Sgt XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- DC XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Both officers will present their warrant cards for ID purposes.
I think you for your co-operation in this matter.
Yours sincerely
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX Acting Head of Finance Merseyside Police
XXXXXXXX Second Account Signatory
XXXXXXXX Head of Finance
PO Box 59 Liverpool L69 1JD Tel XXXXXXXXXXXX Fax 0XXXXXXXXXX email XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX@merseyside.police.uk
1652
(Merseyside Police logo)
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6th August 2018
Dear XXXXX
PAYMENT BY CASH
I should be obliged if £13,340.00 in cash could be drawn from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside Payments Account No. XXXXXXXX on 21st August 2018. I would be grateful if the cash could be broken down into the following denominations:-
£13,000.00 in £20
£300.00 in £5
£40.00 in 50p
I have arranged for two Police Officers to attend the HSBC XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on Tuesday 21st August at about 10.30am. The officers names are:-
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Both officers will present their warrant cards for ID purposes.
I think you for your co-operation in this matter.
Yours sincerely
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX Head of Finance Merseyside Police
XXXXXXXX Second Account Signatory
XXXXXXXX Head of Finance
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Tel XXXXXXXXXXXX Fax XXXXXXXXXXX email XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
1810
(Merseyside Police logo)
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9th May 2018
Dear XXXXX
PAYMENT BY CASH
I should be obliged if £14,104.00 in cash could be drawn from the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Account No. XXXXXXXX on 17th May 2018. I would be grateful if the cash could be broken down into the following denominations:-
£14,000.00 in £20 notes
£104.00 in £1 coins
I have arranged for two Police Officers to attend the HSBC XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on Thursday 17th May at about 10.30am. The officers names are:-
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Both officers will present their warrant cards for ID purposes.
I think you for your co-operation in this matter.
Yours sincerely
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX Head of Finance Merseyside Police
XXXXXXXX Second Account Signatory
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
PO Box 59 Liverpool L69 1JD Tel XXXXXXXXXXXX Fax XXXXXXXXXXX email XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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