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<p>The government remains committed to improving the law enforcement response to fraud.
In the year ending March 2019, Action Fraud recorded on average almost 26,000 calls
and online reports of fraud and cyber-crimes every month (ONS, 2019). Official figures
show reports of cyber crime and fraud have trebled since Action Fraud was set up in
2013.</p><p>The Government is undertaking a Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) review
led by Sir Craig Mackey QPM. The review will cover the powers, capabilities, governance
and effectiveness of funding across the policing and law enforcement landscape, and
will make recommendations that should be delivered through the 2020 spending review
to strengthen the SOC system.</p><p>All Action Fraud reports are passed on to the
National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) within the City of London Police, who are
responsible for reviewing and allocating intelligence packages to forces for investigation.
Neither Action Fraud or NFIB have any investigatory powers and do not conduct fraud
investigations themselves. The role of investigation and enforcement remains with
local police forces</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the proportion
of cases handled by Action Fraud that are disseminated to police forces for investigation.
However, data on the number of fraud cases disseminated by the NFIB to police forces
and also the number of fraud outcomes recorded by the police are published annually
as part of the Home Office’s ‘Crime Outcomes in England and Wales’ publication. The
latest data can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817769/crime-outcomes-hosb1219.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817769/crime-outcomes-hosb1219.pdf</a>.</p>
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