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Written question asked by Karl Turner (Labour) on Thursday, 22 June 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 June 2017 (named day). It was answered by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 June 2017 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Fraud: Prosecutions

Question

To ask the Attorney General, how many fraud prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in Crown Courts in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and what the outcomes of those prosecutions were.

Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the numbers of defendants and the outcome of prosecution proceedings, divided into twelve Principal Offence Categories, including ‘Fraud and Forgery’. The numbers of defendants prosecuted in Crown Courts under this category for each CPS Area and Casework Divisions are provided in the accompanying attachment along with the outcomes of those prosecutions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
879
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fraud Prosecutions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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