The Met's Phone-Hacking Operations
Updated: 8:33pm UK, Monday 23 July 2012
The specialist crime directorate of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is currently involved in three operations connected to the phone-hacking scandal.
The operations are all being led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, head of organised crime and criminal networks within the specialist crime directorate.
:: Operation Weeting
Investigation that commenced on January 26, 2011, into allegations of phone hacking.
So far, 24 people including 15 current and former journalists have been arrested under Operation Weeting.
The number of likely phone-hacking victims is 702, according to Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers.
The Met is expected to spend £4m per year on the operation, and because of the scale of the investigation, has needed more resources to deal with the workload.
Only two people have been jailed over phone hacking - private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and ex-NOTW royal editor Clive Goodman in January 2007.
The Old Bailey heard they plotted to hack into royal aides' telephone messages.
:: Operation Elveden
An investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments made to police and public officials by those involved with phone hacking.
Police have so far detained 41 people under the operation, including 23 former or current journalists, four police officers, nine current or former public officials and five people who allegedly acted as go-betweens.
Elveden was launched after officers were handed documents suggesting News International journalists made illegal payments to police officers.
On July 23, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers told the Leveson Inquiry that as part of their investigations, police are looking into allegations that two prison officers at separate high security jails took payments of thousands of pounds from journalists.
It was claimed the payments were made by News International reporters, along with those working for Trinity Mirror and Express Newspapers.
:: Operation Tuleta
Investigation into alleged computer hacking and privacy infringement.
Seven people have so far been arrested under this operation.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers has said Met officers are going through eight to 12 terabytes of data as part of the investigation.
