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Written question asked by Stephen McPartland (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 March 2023 (named day). It was answered by Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) on Monday, 13 March 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.

Economic Crime

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to small businesses and local health services to protect them from economic crime.

Answer

We have strengthened our fight against economic crime through the publication of the landmark Economic Crime Plan in July 2019, which brought together government, law enforcement and the private sector in cooperation to deliver a whole system response to economic crime.

The total Spending Review 2021 settlement and the Economic Crime Levy represent an overall package of circa £400 million to tackle economic crime over the next three years, including fraud. This is in addition to the funding that the Home Office commits each year to the National Economic Crime Centre in the NCA, and police forces.

Tackling fraud requires a unified and co-ordinated response from government, law enforcement and the private sector to better protect the public and businesses of all sizes, reduce the impact on victims, and increase the disruption and prosecution of fraudsters. This is why the Home Office will shortly be publishing a new strategy to address the threat of fraud.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
160271
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Health services Small businesses Economic crime
Link
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