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1312585

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and which, regulatory bodies are responsible for the criminal prosecution of fraud; how many successful prosecutions for fraud have been secured by each of these bodies since 2010; and what penalties have been imposed following each, and any, such prosecutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL15345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 29/04/2021 12:34:53 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1362033

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) which, regulatory bodies are responsible for the criminal prosecution of fraud; how many successful prosecutions for fraud have been secured as a result of actions taken by each of these bodies since 2010; and what penalties have been imposed following each of these prosecutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL3254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>Due to the nature of fraud, it can be committed in a variety of ways against organisations and individuals.  As such, we do not hold a record of all regulators that may be involved with the criminal prosecution of fraud.  The Government set out its plans for tackling fraud in the joint public and private sector Economic Crime Plan (2019-22), which was published in July 2019. Further information, including a list of organisations involved in the development of it, can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feconomic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022%2Feconomic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022-accessible-version%23annex-b&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJaspreet.Rihal%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb37f6b966ee14f60834f08d910924515%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637559042698054590%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=VRpPpaqhHkiYu5LiPvSq8x2XY65a56RIj0KqxnzRM6E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Economic Crime Plan, 2019 to 2022, accessible version - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of convictions involving pension scams is not centrally held in the court proceedings database as this specific offence is not separately identified in legislation. Identifying this offence separately would require a manual search of court records, incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions and outcomes for fraud offences, that will include pensions scams, amongst other offences.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of prosecutions, convictions and outcomes for fraud offences have been provided in the attached table. These figures were taken from the following published data tool:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Court Proceedings database does not include the responsible regulatory body bringing the prosecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL3251 question first answered 03/11/2021 17:40:27 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar attachment 1 file name 2021-11-03 PQ HL3251 and HL3254 Table 1.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1282649

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for fraud have taken place in UK courts in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	146835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions for fraud offences in England and Wales up to December 2019, available in the ‘Outcomes by Offence’ data tool, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938568/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938568/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tool linked above, use the ‘Offence group’ filter to select ’10: Fraud offences’ and the number of defendants prosecuted for this offence group will populate in row 23 of the pivot table.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/02/2021 15:22:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1488264

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2022 to Question 31123 on Criminal Proceedings: Statistics, how many defendants were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of fraud offences at each Crown Court in England and Wales in each year for which data is available since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	34936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds information on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for fraud offences, between 2011 and 2021, in England and Wales, by Crown Court. <br> <br>The data requested has been provided in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 15/07/2022 15:45:08 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines attachment 1 file name 2022-07-15 34936.xlsx title PQ 34936 Table
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1652344

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the percentage of fraud cases which did not proceed due to a victim or witness no longer supporting the case for prosecution on the day of trial in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	193622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The percentage of cases where prosecution offers no evidence because the victim or witness no longer supports prosecution for theft, fraud, robbery and possession of weapons offence can be found in the below table.</p><p>The table details the cases in which the victim or witness no longer supports prosecution on the day of trial (%) by selected offence group, England and Wales, 2014-2023 (data for 2023 covers only the period from January to March, the latest available).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Robbery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Theft offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Possession of weapons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fraud offences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The data presented covers trials which do not go ahead on the listed trial data as the &quot;prosecution offers no evidence because the witness/victim no longer supports prosecution&quot;. This is measured as a proportion of all listed trials in that period, excluding trial vacations.</p><p>The data is first published as part of the National Statistics series ‘Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly’, latest data available to March 2023. The data is only available from 2014 onwards.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 193619 193625 193627 question first answered 19/07/2023 10:07:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1434163

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office signed in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	127341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Since Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were introduced in 2014, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has signed a total of 12. The table below provides details of the number of DPAs signed each year since their introduction in 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DPAs signed</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Since 2010, 122 SFO led prosecutions have resulted in a conviction. The table below provides details of the number of prosecutions that led to a conviction in each year since 2010, and whether these relate to a corporate entity or an individual.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Corporate </strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Individuals</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>114</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2022, the SFO is taking forward 7 trials, involving 20 defendants charged against a total of 80 counts. The high volume of trials taking place this year is in part a result of trials not being able to go ahead during the pandemic.</p><p>Detailed information regarding SFO prosecutions and DPAs can be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 127339 question first answered 02/03/2022 15:33:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1434164

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office signed between 25 April and 31 December 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	127342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Between the 25<sup>th</sup> of April and the 31<sup>st</sup> of December 2013, no Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were signed by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as DPAs were only introduced on 24<sup>th</sup> of February 2014, under the provisions of Schedule 17 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Since then, the SFO has entered into a total of 12 DPAs.</p><p> </p><p>During the period of the 25<sup>th</sup> of April 2013 and the 13<sup>th</sup> of December 2013, 9 SFO led prosecutions resulted in a conviction. All of these were brought against individuals. There were no prosecutions brought against corporate entities during this period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Detailed information regarding SFO prosecutions and DPAs can be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 127340 question first answered 02/03/2022 12:47:19 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1504849

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought forward by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	47336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below sets out how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) brought forward in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. The term “brought forward” has been taken to mean the instigation of a charge against an individual or corporate. This includes cases where charges were brought but the case did not progress to conviction, including cases resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions brought against individuals</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions brought against corporates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Detailed information regarding SFO cases be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 20/09/2022 12:23:38 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1628610

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for fraud each year in the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	185522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data showing the number of defendants prosecuted for offences of fraud.</p><p>The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office and the official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2023 12:49:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1486679

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the Serious Fraud Office to increase the number of cases it prosecutes.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	31101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>In its role as a specialist law enforcement agency tackling the top level of serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is prosecuting eight cases within the 2022-23 financial year. These involve more than 20 individuals, charged with criminality worth over £550m.</p><p> </p><p>Given this specialist role, as well as the scale and complexity of the cases it takes on, the focus of the SFO is less on increasing the number of cases it takes on, but rather increasing its capacity through the use of technology, reducing manual errors and delivering this year’s trials effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Driving this, the SFO received a funding uplift in the 2021 Spending Review which included £4.4m over three years to invest in technology. This will complement the wider work that it is doing to reduce case lengths and ensure the tools it uses to investigate and prosecute fraudsters match the evolving methods used by these criminals.</p> answering member constituency Eddisbury answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/07/2022 12:24:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord