Theft and Fraud

HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 c180W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years. [27980]

Dr. Whitehead

Losses due to theft and fraud are as follows:

£
	Department	Agencies	NDPBs	Total
1998–99	19,850	13,980	115,970	149,800
1999–2000	22,850	30,291	78,236	131,377
2000–01	43,290	47,780	201,385	292,455
2001–02 (to date)	4,505	49,210	48,160	101,875
Total	90,495	141,261	443,751	675,507

Assets have been valued at cost, net book value or replacement cost depending on the circumstances of the individual case. Recoveries from perpetrators or others, e.g. insurance claims, have been netted off. Some incidents are still under investigation and final values may change.