Committees

Fraud and the Justice System

Inquiry

This short inquiry sought to examine the ability of the Justice System to effectively prosecute fraud cases. The Committee was particularly interested in how the system is set up to tackle lower-level frauds, that are often not serious enough to be considered by the Serious Fraud Office but have a significant impact on the public. We sought to understand the plans that the Government and bodies working in the Justice System have to tackle rising instances of fraud.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:00pm on 24 January 2022.

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Past events

Wednesday 20 April 2022
2:00pm Private
3:00pm Public
Fraud and the Justice System - Oral evidence 20 April 2022
3:00pm
  • Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP (Minister for Security and Borders at Home Office)
  • Duncan Tessier (Director for Economic Crime at Home Office)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 22 March 2022
2:30pm Private
3:00pm Public
Fraud and the Justice System - Oral evidence 22 March 2022
3:00pm
  • Lulu Freemont (Head of Digital Regulation at Tech UK)
  • Luke Taylor (Member at Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum)
  • Katy Worobec (Managing Director for Economic Crime at UK Finance)
4:00pm
  • Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP (Minister for Security and Borders at Home Office)
  • Duncan Tessier (Director for Economic Crime at Home Office)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 15 March 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Fraud and the Justice System - Oral evidence 15 March 2022
2:30pm
  • Gregor McGill (Director of Legal Services at Crown Prosecution Service)
  • Mark Fenhalls QC (Chair at Bar Council)
3:30pm
  • Mark Steward (Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at Financial Conduct Authority)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 22 February 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Fraud and the Justice System - Oral evidence 22 February 2022
2:30pm
  • Mike Haley (Chief Executive Officer at CIFAS)
  • Dame Vera Baird (Victims' Commissioner at Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales)
  • Wayne Stevens (National Fraud Lead at Victim Support)
3:30pm
  • Rob Jones (Interim Director General at National Economic Crime Centre)
  • Temporary Commander Clinton Blackburn (Head at City of London Police’s Economic Crime Directorate)
  • Mark Shelford (Police and Crime Commissioner at Avon and Somerset and Economic and Cybercrime Lead of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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