HC Deb 11 May 1938 vol 335 c1592W
Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Minister of Health what measures are adopted by his Department or Government auditors to check the signatures of applicants for membership of approved societies so that the agents of such societies may not forge the names of such persons; and will he state the nature of those measures?

Sir K. Wood:

The responsibility for accepting a signature as genuine must rest for the most part with the Approved Society concerned. If in a particular case there were features or circumstances which aroused suspicion the matter would no doubt be questioned by the auditor.