The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions for fraud offences in England and Wales up to December 2019, available in the \u2018Outcomes by Offence\u2019 data tool, which can be found here:<\/p>
<\/p>
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938568/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> In the data tool linked above, use the \u2018Offence group\u2019 filter to select \u201910: Fraud offences\u2019 and the number of defendants prosecuted for this offence group will populate in row 23 of the pivot table.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1362033/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Due to the nature of fraud, it can be committed in a variety of ways against organisations and individuals.\u202f As such, we do not hold a record of all regulators that may be involved with the criminal prosecution of fraud.\u202f 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: Economic Crime Plan, 2019 to 2022, accessible version - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/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> 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> 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>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Robbery<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Theft offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Possession of weapons<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Fraud offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.0%<\/p><\/td> 3.8%<\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.6%<\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 3.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.6%<\/p><\/td> 2.9%<\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 2.0%<\/p><\/td> 3.8%<\/p><\/td> 2.3%<\/p><\/td> 3.2%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 3.3%<\/p><\/td> 2.0%<\/p><\/td> 3.2%<\/p><\/td> 0.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 1.9%<\/p><\/td> 2.8%<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 3.0%<\/p><\/td> 0.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 1.7%<\/p><\/td> 2.5%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.5%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.5%<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/p><\/td> 1.4%<\/p><\/td> 3.0%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 1.4%<\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2023<\/p><\/td> 1.5%<\/p><\/td> 3.7%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.1%<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The data presented covers trials which do not go ahead on the listed trial data as the "prosecution offers no evidence because the witness/victim no longer supports prosecution". This is measured as a proportion of all listed trials in that period, excluding trial vacations.<\/p> The data is first published as part of the National Statistics series \u2018Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly\u2019, latest data available to March 2023. The data is only available from 2014 onwards.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1146650/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The SFO exists to tackle the most serious and complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption. The SFO\u2019s remit is to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute those cases that fall within this remit.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Please find a breakdown of Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutions by case in each financial year:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Cases<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DPAs signed<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/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><\/td> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> total <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Corporate <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 8<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Individuals<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 114<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 122<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/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> |