Fraud and the Justice System

Justice Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 2 Dec 2021 Closed: 14 Sep 2023 Parliament page
This short inquiry sought to examine the ability of the Justice System to effectively prosecute fraud cases. The Committee was particularly interested in how the system is set up to tackle lower-level frauds, that are often not serious enough to be considered by the Serious Fraud Office but have a … Read more
20 Recommendations
23 Conclusions
1 Report
5 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
9 May
2023
Correspondence
11 Jan
2023
Report published
7 Dec
2022
Correspondence
23 Nov
2022
Correspondence
18 Oct
2022
Report published
17 May
2022
Correspondence
10 May
2022
Correspondence
20 Apr
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
22 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
15 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
22 Feb
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Fraud and the Justice System HC 12 18 Oct 2022 43 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
29 Conclusion Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Fraud and the Just…
Early engagement between police, prosecution, and defence is beneficial, hindered by legal aid.
Greater engagement between the police, prosecution and defence has been highlighted as best practice for determining the scope of prosecutions and helping conclude cases in a timely manner. A key barrier to this engagement has been the lack of legal … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees that victims of fraud need support and advice and will work with the City of London Police to expand National Economic Crime Victim Care Units across England and Wales from 2023 for victims whose cases are not investigated by the police.
Ministry of Justice
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Government Response AI assessment · 43 of 20 classified
Accepted 15
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 17
Not Addressed 1
Total 20 recs + 23 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
9 May 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP, Security Minister, dated 3 May 2023, on the publication of the Government’s Fraud Strategy
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7 Dec 2022 From committee Letter to the Chairman of the Sentencing Council, dated 30 November 2022, on the Committee's report on Fraud and the Justice System
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23 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from the Sentencing Council, dated 14 November 2022, on the Committe's report on Fraud and the Justice System
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17 May 2022 To committee Letter from Damian Hinds MP, Minister for Security and Borders, dated 10 May 2022, on oral evidence follow up
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10 May 2022 From committee Letter to Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Minister for Security and Borders, dated 28 April 2022, following oral evidence on fraud inquiry
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