Benefit Fraud (Hansard, 13 December 2001)

HC Deb 13 December 2001 vol 376 c992W 992W

§ Mr. Clappison
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many suspected benefit frauds have been(a) investigated and (b) resulted in a successful prosecution as a result of (i) submissions to the Targeting Fraud website and (ii) calls to the National Benefit Fraud Hotline. [11257]

§ Malcolm Wicks
Information on the last financial year and this year to date is in the table:

Period Investigations completed Fraud established/corrective action taken Successful prosecutions

Targeting Fraud website¹

1 May 2000 to 31 March 2001 184 28 0

1 April 2001 to 30 September 2001 302 68 1

National Benefit Fraud Hotline

1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001 33,318 7,917 492

1 April 2001 to 30 September 2001 15,977 4,061 344

¹ Launched May 2000

Period	Investigations completed	Fraud established/corrective action taken	Successful prosecutions
Targeting Fraud website¹
1 May 2000 to 31 March 2001	184	28	0
1 April 2001 to 30 September 2001	302	68	1
National Benefit Fraud Hotline
1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001	33,318	7,917	492
1 April 2001 to 30 September 2001	15,977	4,061	344
¹ Launched May 2000