Written question asked by Brian Iddon (Labour) on Monday, 10 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 December 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Fraud: Insurance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will ensure that those activities identified as high risk by the National Fraud Strategic Authority receive additional police resources to tackle the risk of insurance fraud.

Answer: The Government recently announced additional funding of over £28 million to implement the recommendations of the Fraud review. This includes funding to establish a national lead force for fraud which will provide a centre of expertise and resources to support fraud investigations. This is in addition to the £9.2 billion which chief officers will allocate according to national and local priorities. The police, along with other stakeholders, will be involved in developing the national fraud strategy, including the identification of high risk activities and the development of investigative capacity against fraud.

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