§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what informal liaison arrangements there are between fraud investigators in his Department and the police; and how often during the last 12 months these arrangements have been used in the Doncaster area.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe need for liaison between the Department's fraud investigators and the police is determined by the nature of the investigation and will vary accordingly. No records are kept in respect of the number of occasions on which contact with the police has been necessary.