§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, for each of the supplementary benefit offices at Cheltenham, Riverhill House, Thames north, Scarborough Street, London El, and Thames south, Marshalsea Road, London SE1, respectively, he will publish in the Official Report (a) the number of full-time officers employed at these offices to investigate possible fraudulent social security claims during the last year for which figures are available (b) the total number of social security fraud cases at these offices for which convictions
Thames north year ending 4 August 1981 Thames south year ending 4 August 1981 Cheltenham year ending 4 August 1981 (a) Numbers of full time officers employed to investigate fraud 3 2 6 (b) Total number of fraud cases for which convictions were obtained 105 140 154 (c) Number of convictions (as at (b)) taken under Theft Act: Undisclosed earnings 35 18 7 Failure to declare date/place of last claim 60 88 1 False address — 34 2 Altered Girocheque 10 3 17 105 † 143 27 (e) Total number of Social Security claims received 76,367 45,613 *40,715 * Contributory Benefits 26,845 Supplementary Benefits 13,870. † Multiple charges taken in certain cases.