Written question asked by Anneliese Dodds (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 September 2021 (named day). It was answered by John Glen (Conservative) on Monday, 6 September 2021 on behalf of the Treasury.
Banks: Forgery
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made representations to the National Crime Agency on forged bank signatures cases in the last 12 months.
- Answer
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Treasury ministers and officials engage with a number of organisations and stakeholders on a variety of policy issues.
The Government expects all companies to obey the law and relevant regulations. Anyone with evidence of forgery taking place should report it to their bank in the first instance. If their concerns remain, or they do not have a direct relationship with the lender, they should report it to the relevant authorities.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires all authorised firms to have systems and controls in place to mitigate the risk that they be used to commit financial crime. Whilst the police have primary responsibility for investigating fraud the FCA also has powers to take a variety of enforcement action against firms that carry out fraudulent activity.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 37571
- Session
- 2021-22
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Banks Forgery Personation
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2021-09-06 13:02:27 +0100
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