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Mr. Pond
The Department does not record the information in the precise format requested. Such detail as is available is provided in the tables, which show the value of fraud and the outcome of investigation activity.
Information on the numbers of cases investigated for this type of suspected fraud (i.e. involving members of staff), is not routinely recorded separately from other benefit fraud investigations. Some investigations will inevitably conclude that there has not been any fraud in the individual case, and therefore no further action will be taken.
| Table 1–1 April 2003 to 31 December 20031 |
| £ |
| Case number |
Value of fraud |
Outcome |
| 1 |
41,560.00 |
Officer prosecuted and sentenced to 15 months in prison |
| 2 |
28,377.00 |
Officer prosecuted and sentenced to 200 hours community service |
| 3 |
4,023.71 |
Officer dismissed |
| 4 |
2,199.78 |
Officer dismissed |
| 5 |
802.00 |
Officer resigned |
| 6 |
No loss |
Officer resigned |
| 7 |
3,000.00 |
Officer resigned |
| 8 |
No loss |
Officer received a written reprimand |
| Total |
79,962.49 |
|
| 1 Latest period for which information is available. |
| Table 2–2002–03 |
| £ |
| Case number |
Value of fraud |
Outcome |
| 1 |
5,300.00 |
Officer dismissed |
| 2 |
488.30 |
Officer dismissed |
| 3 |
1,807.00 |
Written reprimand and banned from progression for two years |
| 4 |
3,469.53 |
Officer dismissed |
| 5 |
135,000.00 |
Officer prosecuted and sentenced to 27 months in prison |
| 6 |
2,666.00 |
Officer dismissed and prosecuted with custodial sentence |
| 7 |
2,600.00 |
Officer dismissed, prosecution pending |
| Total |
151,330.83 |
|
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| Table 3—2001–02 |
| £ |
| Case number |
Value of fraud |
Outcome |
| 1 |
2,346.00 |
Written reprimand valid for five years |
| 2 |
2,660.72 |
Officer dismissed |
| 3 |
5,000.00 |
Officer resigned |
| 4 |
2,904.00 |
Officer resigned |
| 5 |
3,005.00 |
Officer dismissed |
| 6 |
180,000.00 |
Prosecution resulting in custodial sentence |
| Total |
195,915.72 |
|
| Table 4—2000–012 |
| £ |
| Case number |
Value of fraud |
Outcome |
| 1 |
3,963.00 |
Information no longer available |
| 2 |
4,272.33 |
Officer resigned |
| 3 |
2,18.57 |
No disciplinary action taken |
| 4 |
887.18 |
Prosecuted, conditional discharge, officer resigned |
| 5 |
426.14 |
Formal reprimand for five years |
| 6 |
1,807.10 |
Downgraded, formal reprimand and promotion bar |
| 7 |
3,697.06 |
Information no longer available |
| 8 |
2,820.18 |
Prosecuted by police resulting in community service and order to repay |
| 9 |
7,631.37 |
Prosecuted resulting in probation and community service |
| 10 |
2,140.00 |
Information no longer available |
| 11 |
9,535.84 |
Prosecution resulting in community service and probation |
| Total |
37,398.77 |
|
| 2 The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001. Figures for earlier periods relate to the former Department of Social Security. |
| Table 5—1999–2000 |
| £ |
| Case number |
Value of fraud |
Outcome |
| 1 |
210,000.00 |
Prosecution resulting in custodial sentence |
| 2 |
30,000.00 |
Prosecution |
| 3 |
75.80 |
Officer dismissed |
| 4 |
1,753.00 |
Prosecution resulting in probation and community service |
| 5 |
4,462.97 |
Information no longer available |
| 6 |
8,820.77 |
Prosecution resulting in custodial sentence |
| 7 |
144.20 |
Officer resigned |
| 8 |
134.41 |
Officer resigned |
| 9 |
4,224.28 |
Officer resigned |
| 10 |
957.56 |
Prosecution resulting in fine |
| 11 |
17,880.80 |
Prosecution resulting in 150 hours community service order |
| 12 |
1,947.08 |
Information no longer available |
| 13 |
3,690.80 |
Officer dismissed |
| 14 |
3,255.54 |
Officer dismissed |
| 15 |
3,186.00 |
Officer resigned |
| Total |
290.533.21 |
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