§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a list of the official forms used by staff of his Department to record (a) work done and (b) information obtained in the investigation of actual or suspected fraud by social security claimants.
§ Mr. WhitneyDuring an investigation into social security benefit fraud, staff may use any of the following official forms to record either work done and/or information obtained:
- Memoranda Sheet
- Narrative Report
- Employer's Statement of Earnings
- Witness Statement
- Record of Interview
- Special Investigator's Report
- Report of missing Order Book/Girocheque
§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether photographs or copies of photographs have been obtained by staff of his Department through liaison with the police in the investigation of actual or suspected fraud by social security claimants.
§ Mr. WhitneyNeither photographs nor copies of photographs of social security claimants are obtained from any source in connection with benefit fraud investigations.