§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the anti-fraud measures introduced by the National Intelligence Unit. [128933]
§ Mr. RookerThe new national benefits intelligence unit will co-ordinate and extend intelligence on Social Security fraud, aiding both prevention and detection. This builds on intelligence work already being carried out. It will crack down on benefit fraud and draw on the expertise of fraud investigators in the Department, as well as intelligence from local authorities and other agencies.
This will contribute to a significant strengthening of our defences against benefit fraud and our ability to tackle it where it occurs.
We have just appointed Mr. John Alpass as head of fraud intelligence, and he is expected to take up post from early September.