ARRIVA NORTH WEST AND
WALES STRIKES GOLD FOR INVESTORS IN PEOPLE
ARRIVA North West and Wales
are celebrating after being announced as the latest Investors In
People (IIP) Champion in the North of England thanks to its on going
commitment to promoting exceptional business performance.
Part of the UK's leading people management standard, IIP Champions
are a prestigious group of role model organisations who contribute
to the development and evaluation of the IIP framework by sharing
their experience and best practice via open days, presentations and
mentoring schemes.
Arriva North West and Wales achieved the acclaimed status having
maintained an impressive record of IIP Gold accreditations through
annual assessments in areas including learning and development,
people management, leadership and management strategies, recognition
and reward, involvement and empowerment, performance measurement and
continuous improvement.
Anne Hughes, regional HR manager for Arriva North West and Wales,
said of the affirmation:- "The Investors in People journey has
been a rewarding and inspirational experience. Our journey began
back in 2009, corporate status followed in 2011, IIP Bronze award in
May 2012 and Gold in 2013. We are delighted to become IIP Champions,
and we look forward to promoting and sharing best practice
activities whilst continuing to develop and learn within our own
company."
IIP Champions are selected from those organisations that achieve
Gold recognition with 165 points or more. Less than 6% of IIP
organisations achieve Gold status annually.
For further information about Investors In People, please log on
to:-
investorsinpeople.co.uk.
Alternatively, to find out more about Arriva Buses, please visit:-
arrivabus.co.uk.
Wirral nurse
jailed for £92k tax credits fraud
A Merseyside nurse who lied
about her family circumstances to fraudulently claim £92,000 in tax
credits to fund holidays to Florida and Dubai was
jailed on
17 September
2013.
Cheryl Henwood, 45, of Heswall, increased her tax credits payments
by claiming that 1 of her 3 children was severely disabled, and that
she was a single parent; when she in fact lived with her husband.
Henwood's lies to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) began in 2004 when
she made her 1st tax credits claim. For the next 6 years she renewed
the claim saying that her circumstances had not changed. But HMRC
investigators discovered that she had been living with her husband
throughout that period and that her eldest child was not disabled.
Mike O'Grady, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigation, HMRC,
said:-
"Cheryl Henwood deliberately lied, knowing that she would get
more money if she did so. She didn't care that she was cheating
honest tax credits customers who are entitled to enhanced payments
because of genuine disability. Our investigators discovered that
Henwood and her family had enjoyed holidays in Florida, a Disney
cruise and a trip to Dubai. Tax credits fraud isn't a harmless
fiddle; it's cheating, pure and simple, and HMRC will not hesitate
to use all our investigative skills and powers to track down people
like Henwood."
Henwood had denied tax credits fraud, but after a trial at Liverpool
Crown Court, a unanimous jury found her guilty on 12 counts of fraud
on 23 July 2013.
Henwood was sentenced to 12 months
jail per count to run concurrently from 17 September 2013. She now
faces a confiscation hearing under proceeds of crime legislation as
well.
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'Cash in
nappy bag' pair jailed
2 Manchester men caught with
illegal tobacco and unexplained cash in their homes have been jailed
following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Steven McElroy, 53, of Denton was arrested on three separate
occasions handling illegal cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco (HRT)
and was caught with bundles of unexplained cash hidden in a nappy
bag.
On one occasion,
Aleksandr Baikovskij, 32, of Salford was arrested alongside McElroy
in possession of smuggled HRT. He also had huge amounts of cash at
home that he couldn't account for.
McElroy
and Baikovskij both pleaded guilty prior to trial and were jailed on
16 September 2013, at Manchester Crown Court, for £86,000 excise
duty fraud. The seized cash totalling £34,980 will now be subject to
a Proceeds of Crime (POCA) hearing.
Mike O'Grady, Assistant Director of Criminal Investigation, HMRC,
said:- "McElroy is a serial offender. He was originally
arrested in Manchester with illegal cigarettes and tobacco in a
lock-up unit. During a search of his home HMRC officers found cash
concealed in a nappy bag. McElroy was subsequently arrested in
Warrington with Baikovskij, this time with a large amount of illegal
tobacco. During a search of Baikovskij's home more unexplained cash
was seized by HMRC. Only 3 weeks later, McElroy, out on bail, was
arrested in east Manchester by Police as he drove a van laden with
yet more illegal tobacco. We urge the public to come forward and let
us know if they have information about the sale, transport, or
storage of suspect alcohol or tobacco in the Manchester area on 0800
59 5000. You can also report suspicious trading, tax evasion or
smuggling via our website to help us tackle organised crime in the
North West."
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