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Written question asked by Lord Risby (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


Personation

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk reported being a victim of offences related to identity fraud in each of the last five years.
Answer

The information requested is not available centrally. The use of another person's identification details (or the use of false identification details), often referred to as identity fraud, is not in itself an offence in law. It is the action that is undertaken using those identification details that needs to be considered in respect of whether an offence has occurred and should be recorded.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c409W; 286268
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Personation East of England
Link
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