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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were prosecuted for passport (a) fraud and (b) forgery in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were prosecuted for passport (a) fraud and (b) forgery in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
Andy Burnham
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 December 2005
For answer on
6 December 2005
Answered on
13 December 2005
The figures recorded by the UK Passport Service (UKPS) for the number of prosecutions made against individuals who have fraudulently applied for passports are given in the following table.
It should be noted that UKPS does not routinely receive feedback from the police or prosecution authorities on cases of passport fraud which are referred to them. The figures given above are therefore likely to be a significant under representation of the number of prosecutions brought. UKPS is working with the police to develop a more effective feedback mechanism. The figures collated by UKPS do not distinguish between successful and unsuccessful prosecutions. Figures relating to prosecutions for passport forgery are not available.
| Number | |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 54 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| (47) until October. |
Subjects
Fraud; Forgery; Prosecutions; Passports
Date
13 December 2005
Reference
35386; 440 c1925-6W;440 c1925-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how his Department plans to prevent the production of forged identity cards; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how his Department plans to prevent the production of forged identity cards; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Andy Burnham
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 November 2005
For answer on
24 November 2005
Answered on
28 November 2005
The Identity Cards Scheme and the identity card itself, are being designed to prevent the successful production and use of forged identity cards.The identity card will be supported by an individual's record on the National Identity Register. The ability to either confirm the validity of the card or verify information electronically against the register using secure technologies means that forged cards will be ineffective, as they will be unable to make a connection to a valid record on the register.In addition to the electronic protection measures, the programme will endeavour to use physical characteristics which significantly reduce the viability of creating counterfeit or modified cards for simple visual verification.The card will be designed in accordance with physical anti-fraud measures required by International Civil Aviation Organisation standard 9303 and EU Council regulation 2252/2004. These requirements will be supplemented with the implementation of successful measures in use in industry, the results of research currently being conducted and experience gained through co-operating with document fraud units across Government.
Subjects
Fraud; Identity cards; Forgery; National identity register
Date
28 November 2005
Reference
440 c45W;440 c45W; 31097
House
House of Commons