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The data requested is not collated in gender format. The table below represents the total numbers of investigations and outcomes following a benefit fraud investigation by the Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) in the last five years where available.<\/p>

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Outcomes following a benefit fraud investigation by DWP<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Fiscal Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Investigations Closed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Administrative Penalties<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Cautions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008-2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

128,513<\/p><\/td>

7,160<\/p><\/td>

14,320<\/p><\/td>

6,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009-2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

150,146<\/p><\/td>

7,249<\/p><\/td>

15,117<\/p><\/td>

7,040<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

154,819<\/p><\/td>

7,625<\/p><\/td>

15,574<\/p><\/td>

8,598<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

165,387<\/p><\/td>

7,364<\/p><\/td>

15,939<\/p><\/td>

9,861<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

130,853<\/p><\/td>

3,863<\/p><\/td>

2,906<\/p><\/td>

not available<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Following a merger of DWP Prosecution Division with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in April 2012, conviction data for benefit fraud offences in England and Wales for 2012/13 is within ownership of CPS, and in Scotland the Procurator Fiscal. DWP data available for this period is not comparable to the data formatted and published by Prosecution Division in each year shown and if published could show a distorted view.<\/p>

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The decline in the lesser penalties is due to DWP operational strategy to investigate in the most serious of cases, uncover the whole extent of the fraud and to prosecute wherever possible. The strategic approach to investigate in the most serious of cases and direct resources to the sternest penalty outcome of prosecution underpins the department's fraud and error principles to Prevent, Detect, Correct, Punish and Deter.<\/p>

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The information required to answer these questions is due for publication on 24 April 2014. I will write to my Honourable friend as soon as it is available. A copy will be placed in the House Library.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-03-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "191214"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-03-31T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been recalled to prison and given a fixed term recall since 3 December 2012 whilst (a) on home detention curfew and (b) serving a sentence for a violent or sexual offence as listed in schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1565", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Philip Davies"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Shipley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"} ], "uin" : "191216"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/42288", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/42288/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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