Committees

Fraud

Inquiry

Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed.

This inquiry examines the impact of fraud on victims and how they are supported in the aftermath. It asks how effective Government and law enforcement agencies are at identifying and combatting existing and emerging forms of fraud. The Committee also looks at how new technologies, such as the growth of artificial intelligence, could transform fraud and the role of technology and social media companies in tackling this form of crime.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 20 October 2023.

Correspondence

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Letter from the Minister of State for the Home Office regarding previous Committee's work on Fraud 31.10.24
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Letter from the Chair to the Home Secretary regarding the Fraud inquiry, dated 23 May 2024
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 March 2024
Inquiry Fraud
Witnesses Mark Cheeseman OBE (Chief Executive at Public Sector Fraud Authority), Simon Fell (Prime Minister's Anti-Fraud Champion at Home Office), Nick Ephgrave QPM (Director of the Serious Fraud Office), Tom Tugendhat (Minister for Security at Home Office), Duncan Tessier (Director of Economic Crime at Home Office), Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Parliamentary Secretary at HM Treasury), and Anna Harvey (Deputy Director (Payments and Fintech) at HM Treasury)
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Oral Evidence
28 February 2024
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Witnesses Chris Bell (Service Delivery Director at City of London Police), James Babbage (Director General of Threats at National Crime Agency), Nik Adams (Assistant Commissioner at City of London Police), DCI Clare Chandler (Head at Regional Economic Crime Unit, North East Region), CCP Andrew Penhale (Head of the Regional and Wales Division at Crown Prosecution Service), Steve Smart OBE (Joint Executive Director of Enforcement & Market Oversight at Financial Conduct Authority), and Richard Las CBE (Director of Fraud Investigation Service at HM Revenue and Customs)
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Oral Evidence
7 February 2024
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Witnesses Paul Davis (Financial Crime Prevention Director at TSB Bank), Woody Malouf (Global Head of Financial Crime at Revolut), Chris Ainsley (Head of Fraud Risk Management at Santander Bank), Philip Milton (Public Policy Manager at Meta), Alex Towers (Director of Policy and Public Affairs at BT Group), and Simon Staffell (Government Affairs Director at Microsoft)
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Written evidence

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Pay.UK (FRA0111)
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National Crime Agency (FRA0110)
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Bank Signature Forgery Campaign (FRA0014)
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