Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 June 2003. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have resulted from National Identity Fraud Unit investigations in each year since it was established. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many prosecutions have resulted from National Identity Fraud Unit investigations in each year since it was established. [116729] Malcolm Wicks: The information is in the table. Prosecutions resulting from investigations by the National Identity Fraud Unit _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of prosecutions 1998 79 1999 191 2000 223 2001 92 2002 103 2003 to date 70 Total 758 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 116729; 407 c752W;407 c756W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Fraud Prosecutions Personation Proof of identity Social security benefits
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk