§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list each of the central Government bodies which have reported fraud cases in each of the last four years, indicating for each body(a) the number of cases, (b) the number of staff involved in each case and (c) the total value of frauds. [27929]
§ Ruth KellyThe information in the table was compiled from data supplied to HM Treasury by Departments for the annual fraud report in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 and is an analysis of internal frauds only (ie frauds committed by departmental employees).
653WThe list of Departments is not complete. The absence of a Department from the list indicates that a 'nil' return was received from that Department in each of the four years. The data relate to frauds and thefts committed by employees of Departments only.
The values of frauds supplied by Departments are often only estimated values as a number of cases reported each year are at an early stage of investigation when values might not be known.
654W
Department Number of cases Number of staff involved Total value (£) 1997–98 MAFF 6 6 10,729 Cabinet Office 8 8 8,094 COI Crown Office CPS 3 3 630 Customs and Excise 35 36 36,369 MOD 213 216 585,750 FCO 2 2 155,949 Health 11 12 49,411 Home Office 24 24 15,447 Inland Revenue 5 5 9,996 Land Registry LCD 12 12 6,092 National Savings Northern Ireland Office 1 1 0 OFT DSS/DWP 233 250 926,707 Scotland Office/Assembly 2 2 1,722 DTI 23 23 24,714 Treasury Solicitor ONS 2 2 3,100 DETR/DTLR 11 11 3,661 DfEE/DfES 18 27 98,436 PRO 1 1 680 Scot Court Service 1 1 33,428 Forestry Commission 1 1 705 NI Court Service DFID 3 3 2,732 Ordnance Survey HMT 11 11 11,385 Ofsted Charity Commissioners GCHQ 1 1 80 House of Commons and Lords National Assembly for Wales 2 2 200 1998–99 MAFF 12 12 10,817 Cabinet Office 8 8 12,522 COI 1 1 15,263 Crown Office 1 1 2,472 CPS 4 4 3,058 Customs and Excise 39 40 79,380 MOD 129 129 829,404 FCO 10 13 102,227 Health 6 6 66,882 Home Office 48 48 83.416 Inland Revenue 7 7 139,462 Land Registry 16 16 13,564 LCD 3 3 64,274 National Savings 5 5 487 Northern Ireland Office 3 3 6,515 OFT 1 1 253 DSS/DWP 199 238 455,585 Scotland Office/Assembly 3 3 11,022 DTI 37 37 102,084 Treasury Solicitor 1 1 1,037,912 ONS 11 11 10,305 DETR/DTLR 10 12 1,889 DfEE/DfES 21 28 19,114 PRO 4 4 1,696 Scot Court Service 1 1 548 655W
Department Number of cases Number of staff involved Total value (£) Forestry Commission NI Court Service DFID Ordnance Survey HMT Ofsted Charity Commissioners GCHQ House of Commons and Lords National Assembly for Wales 1999–2000 MAFF 16 16 10,117 Cabinet Office 24 24 28,126 COI Crown Office CPS Customs and Excise 53 53 140,049 MOD 77 77 268,416 FCO 4 4 11,183 Health 22 22 28,917 Home Office 16 16 136,517 Inland Revenue 7 7 826,939 Land Registry 18 18 10,956 LCD 3 3 2,710 National Savings 1 1 5,249 Northern Ireland Office 9 9 23,711 OFT DSS/DWP 220 261 417,152 Scotland Office/Assembly 1 1 1,596 DTI 23 23 18.646 Treasury Solicitor 1 1 250 ONS 8 8 7,062 DETR/DTLR 21 23 30,451 DfEE/DfES 22 33 46,122 PRO Scot Court Service Forestry Commission 1 1 535 NI Court Service 1 1 7,822 DFID 4 4 11,220 Ordnance Survey 4 4 58 HMT 6 6 19,130 Ofsted 1 1 2,503 Charity Commissioners 3 3 700 GCHQ House of Commons and Lords National Assembly for Wales 2000–01 MAFF 2 2 4,242 Cabinet Office 3 3 4,227 COI Crown Office CPS Customs and Excise 33 34 53,962 MOD 151 151 493,029 FCO 9 9 16,326 Health 27 27 34,626 Home Office 71 71 108,724 Inland Revenue 11 13 187,518 Land Registry 25 25 4,496 LCD 2 2 387 National Savings Northern Ireland Office 4 4 5,225 OFT DSS/DWP 137 143 71,112 Scotland Office/Assembly 1 1 0 DTI 12 12 6,043 Treasury Solicitor 1 1 170,000 ONS 4 4 2,500 DETR/DTLR 23 23 40,027 DfEE/DfES 7 7 402,063 PRO Scot Court Service Forestry Commission NI Court Service 3 3 440
Department Number of cases Number of staff involved Total value (£) DFID 5 6 7,709 Ordnance Survey 1 1 550 HMT Ofsted Charity Commissioners 1 1 750 GCHQ 2 2 1.610 House of Commons and Lords 1 1 100 National Assembly for Wales 3 3 12,379