Three arrested in connection with alleged payments to police

The Met Police have confirmed this morning that three people have been arrested as part of Operation Elveden.

A 36-year-old man was arrested at his home in Kent on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office, contrary to common law.

In Lancashire, a 42-year-old male former member of the armed forces was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. A woman, aged 38, was arrested on aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office. Both are being questioned at a police station in the county.

Operation Elveden is looking into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials. It is running alongside Operation Weeting, the on-going inquiry into phone-hacking. The arrests today came as a result of information provided by News Corporation’s Management Standards Committee.