§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the formula used for deciding the savings resulting from fraudulent claims discovered by the specialist claims control investigators; and if he is satisfied that this is a true reflection of the actual savings made.
§ Mr. RossiI refer the hon. Member to appendix A of the statement referred to in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton (Mr. Forman) on 4 June 1981.—[Vol. 5, c.407.] A copy of the statement is in the Library. The method of calculating savings in respect of the work of special investigators and fraud officers applies equally to specialist claims control. An operational research study is planned for later this year to examine the effectiveness of specialist claims control, including the formula for measuring benefit savings.