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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number
of prosecutions brought under the Fraud Act 2006. However, records are held showing
the overall number of offences charged in which a prosecution commenced in the magistrates’
courts (the distinction being that some prosecutions involved multiple offences).
These figures are detailed in the following table:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of offences charged under the Fraud Act 2006 in which a prosecution commenced in the
magistrates’ court*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>27,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>29,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>28,164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>26,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>25,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>26,113</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>*
Data Source: CPS management information system</em></p><br /><p>The Serious Fraud
Office (SFO) investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes the topmost tier of serious
or complex fraud cases. The SFO charges offences under the most appropriate legislation
in each investigation, and not only the Fraud Act.</p><br /><p>The number of individuals
charged by the SFO for offences under the Fraud Act (2006) is shown in the table below.</p><br
/><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals charged under
the Fraud Act 2006*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>*
This type of casework information for the years prior to 2012 was not collated centrally
in the same way and so the information for these years reflects the records from the
time. </em></p>
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