§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for a common prosecution policy for tax credit fraud and benefit fraud. [32644]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe prosecution policy for tax credits is an integral part of the published policy of the Board of the Inland Revenue for all its tax prosecutions. The approach to prosecutions taken by the Board of the Inland Revenue and the criteria they use in deciding whether to proceed criminally with a case are set out in this published statement. The criteria used by the Board of the Inland Revenue are similar in kind to those used by the Department for Work and Pensions when they decide whether to prosecute for benefit fraud.