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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 Northern Ireland how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to (i) East Belfast District Command Unit and (ii) Castlereagh District Command Unit in each year since 1998; how many reports led to (A) prosecution and (B) conviction; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to (i) East Belfast District Command Unit and (ii) Castlereagh District Command Unit in each year since 1998; how many reports led to (A) prosecution and (B) conviction; and what...
Asked by
Peter Robinson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answered by
Shaun Woodward
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 November 2005
For answer on
24 November 2005
Answered on
6 December 2005
The following tables detail how many fraud and forgery offences have been reported to East Belfast and Castlereagh DCU's in each year since 1988 together with the number of prosecutions and convictions relating to fraud and forgery offences in the period 2000 to 2003 (2000 being the earliest date and 2003 the most current date for which this information is available). As prosecutions and convictions data cannot be linked to offences reported data, it is not possible to provide a meaningful percentage of one in relation to the other.
| East Belfast District Command Unit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deception | Forgery and counterfeiting | Making off without payment | Other frauds | Total fraud and forgery | |
| 1998–99 | 210 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 320 |
| 1999–2000 | 239 | 32 | 111 | 3 | 385 |
| 2000–01 | 294 | 42 | 184 | 5 | 525 |
| 2001–02 | 229 | 25 | 256 | 0 | 510 |
| 2002–03 | 279 | 15 | 180 | 8 | 482 |
| 2003–04 | 94 | 3 | 137 | 5 | 239 |
| 2004–05 | 83 | 11 | 152 | 6 | 252 |
| Total | 1428 | 145 | 1111 | 29 | 2713 |
| Castlereagh District Command Unit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deception | Forgery and counterfeiting | Making off without payment | Other frauds | Total fraud and forgery | |
| 1998–99 | 89 | 15 | 133 | 1 | 238 |
| 1999–2000 | 107 | 22 | 189 | 1 | 319 |
| 2000–01 | 90 | 10 | 172 | 1 | 273 |
| 2001–02 | 342 | 38 | 294 | 1 | 675 |
| 2002–03 | 169 | 36 | 182 | 3 | 390 |
| 2003–04 | 107 | 7 | 131 | 1 | 246 |
| 2004–05 | 75 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 134 |
| Total | 979 | 131 | 1155 | 10 | 2275 |
| East Belfast DCU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraud | Forgery | |||
| Prosecutions | Convictions | Prosecutions | Convictions | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
| Castlereagh DCU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraud | Forgery | |||
| Prosecutions | Convictions | Prosecutions | Convictions | |
| 2000 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 24 | 7 | 6 |
| Note: Prosecutions and convictions data is based on the police district command unit in which an offender's address falls |
Subjects
Convictions; Belfast; Fraud; Forgery; Northern Ireland; Prosecutions
Date
6 December 2005
Reference
440 c1259-60W;440 c1259-60W; 31989
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
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many youths under the age of 18 years were convicted of (a) drug offences, (b) fraud and forgery, (c) theft of or from vehicles and (d) criminal damage in 2004–05; and how many received a custodial sentence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many youths under the age of 18 years were convicted of (a) drug offences, (b) fraud and forgery, (c) theft of or from vehicles and (d) criminal damage in 2004–05; and how many received a custodial sentence.
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 November 2005
For answer on
7 November 2005
Answered on
24 November 2005
The information requested is shown in the following table for 2004. Data for 2005 is not yet available.
| Persons aged under 18 sentenced and given immediate custody for specific offences in England and Wales (2004) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Offences | Defendants sentenced | Immediate custody |
| Drug offences | 4,479 | 181 |
| Fraud and forgery | 762 | 38 |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,061 | 86 |
| Criminal damage endangering life (excluding arson) | 2,495 | 43 |
| Total | 8,797 | 348 |
| Source: RDS-NOMS 9 November 2005 |
Subjects
Crime; Convictions; Crimes against property; Custodial treatment; Fraud; Forgery; Drugs; Motor vehicles; Young offenders; Theft
Date
24 November 2005
Reference
26501; 439 c2324-5W;439 c2322-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged and (ii) convicted in England and Wales of offences under sections (A) 34 and (B) 36 of the Forgery Act 1861 in each year since 1984.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged and (ii) convicted in England and Wales of offences under sections (A) 34 and (B) 36 of the Forgery Act 1861 in each year since 1984.
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
Fiona Mactaggart
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2005
For answer on
9 November 2005
Answered on
23 November 2005
Statistics on the number of persons charged with a crime are not centrally collected.Data collected on the Home Office Court Proceedings database for offences under the Forgery Act 1861 are in paper format prior to 2003. As these records need to be manually analysed, sample years have be selected and are shown in the table. The number of convictions under S34 of the Forgery Act 1861 ‘Acknowledge bail in false name' is contained in the table for years 1992, 1997, 2002–04. There were no convictions under S36 of the Act ‘Destroying, injuring, forging or falsifying registers of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths or burials or certified copies'.Paper records prior to 1992 are no longer available.
Court statistics for 2005 will be available in autumn 2006.
| Number of males and females convicted at all courts under S.34 Forgery Act 1861 in England and Wales, 1992, 1997, 2002–04(52) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Offence: Acknowledge bail in false name | ||
| Statute: Forgery Act 1861 S.34 | ||
| Found guilty | ||
| Male | Female | |
| 1992 | 20 | — |
| 1997 | 13 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 3 |
| 2003 | 16 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| (52) These data are on the principal offence basis |
Subjects
Convictions; Forgery
Date
23 November 2005
Reference
27144; 439 c2148-9W;439 c2148W
House
House of Commons
Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill. Committee stage seventh sitting (morning). Schedule 3, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 47 to 49 agreed to, clause 48 as amended. New clause 1 under consideration.
Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill. Committee stage seventh sitting (morning). Schedule 3, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 47 to 49 agreed to, clause 48 as amended. New clause 1 under consideration.
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
New clauses
Legislation
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill 2005-06
Subjects
Children; Appeals; Asylum; Applications; Deportation; British nationality; Channel Islands; Human rights; Immigration controls; Immigration; Forgery; Documents; Migrants; Isle of Man; Registration; Terrorism; Right of abode; Special Immigration Appeals Commission; Asylum and Immigration Tribunal; Dual nationality
Date
27 October 2005
Reference
SCE
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the (a) integrity and (b) authenticity of documents held in the Public Record Office; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the (a) integrity and (b) authenticity of documents held in the Public Record Office; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Bridget Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 July 2005
For answer on
11 July 2005
Answered on
11 July 2005
The National Archives has a duty to make its holdings publicly available under the Public Records Act 1958 but has put in place a range of security measures to safeguard their integrity and authenticity. In the light of a current case, these measures are being reviewed.
Subjects
Forgery; National Archives
Date
11 July 2005
Reference
10810; 436 c826W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will bring forward legislation to make it an offence to place forged documents in the National Archives.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will bring forward legislation to make it an offence to place forged documents in the National Archives.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Bridget Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 July 2005
For answer on
11 July 2005
Answered on
11 July 2005
On 5 July the National Archives placed the following statement on its website:"““Reports in the press have questioned the authenticity of five documents within files FO 800/9868 and HS 8/944. The National Archives has taken these allegations extremely seriously. We commissioned an official forensic examination which has now concluded that these five documents are, indeed, forgeries. In the light of this, we are reviewing our own procedures and taking legal advice, with a view to taking further action.””"It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
Subjects
Forgery; National Archives
Date
11 July 2005
Reference
436 c826W; 10808
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries have been reported to (a) Essex Police and (b) Southend Police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; how many vehicle thefts have been reported to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries have been reported to (a) Essex Police and (b) Southend Police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; how many vehicle thefts have been reported to (a)...
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 January 2005
For answer on
7 March 2005
Answered on
7 March 2005
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many burglaries have been reported to (a) Essex
police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction;
[208279]
(2) how many vehicle thefts have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997;
and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208593]
(3) how many assaults have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how
many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208594]
(4) how many violence against the person offences have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in
each year since 1997; and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208596]
(5) how many violent crimes have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997;
and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208597]
(6) how many sexual offences have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997;
and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208598]
(7) how many robberies have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how
many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208639]
(8) how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to (i) Essex police and (ii) Southend police in
each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (A) prosecution and (B) conviction. [208642]
Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables. Tables 1 and 2 give the number of offences recorded by the police in
the Essex police force area and the Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Recorded crime data is published
on a financial year basis and data at CDRP level is only available for six key offences for 1999-2000 and 2000-01 but for all
offences from 2001-02.
Tables 3 and 4 give the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty in the Essex police force area and South East Essex
petty sessional area. Court proceedings data is published on a calendar year basis. Data for 2004 will not be available until the
autumn.
Because recorded crime deals with offences and court proceedings deals with defendants, the two data sets are not directly
comparable.
Table 1: Offences recorded by the police by various offence types, 1997-98 to 2001-02
Number of offences
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Burglary Theft of a Common Violence Violent Sexual Robbery Fraud Forgery
vehicle assault against crime1 offences
the person
Essex police force area
1997-982 15,839 797 n/a 4,806 6,016 783 427 2,321 137
1998-993 14,997 7,414 1,478 8,043 9,443 877 523 4,207 159
1999-2000 14,967 7,174 3,220 9,879 11,480 975 626 5,339 131
2000-01 14,889 6,826 3,344 10,680 12,232 852 700 6,455 160
2001-02 14,472 7,505 4,332 11,896 13,703 887 920 6,518 193
Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area
1997-98 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998-99 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999-2000 n/a 1,013 n/a 1,463 1,786 157 166 n/a n/a
2000-01 n/a 863 n/a 1,414 1,697 135 148 n/a n/a
2001-02 1,439 810 479 1,444 1,800 139 217 649 16
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
n/a = Not available. 1 Includes offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. 2 The number of crimes
recorded using the coverage and rules in use until 31 March 1998. 3 The number of crimes recorded using the expanded coverage
and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998. Note: The data in this table is prior to the introduction
of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
Table 2: Offences recorded by the police by various offence types, 2002-03 and 2003-04
Number of offences
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Burglary Theft of a Common Violence Violent Sexual Robbery Fraud Forgery
vehicle assault against crime1 offences
the person
Essex police force area
2002-03 16,909 7,664 3,559 22,090 24,583 1,165 1,328 7,471 263
2003-04 16,467 7,283 4,050 26,010 28,782 1,296 1,476 7,163 307
Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area
2002-03 1,994 668 321 3,043 3,551 195 313 596 38
2003-04 1,643 746 244 3,253 3,849 188 408 802 49
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Includes offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. Note: The data in this table takes account of the
introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for
earlier years.
Table 3: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for various offences, 1997 to
2003 1
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Burglary Theft of a vehicle Common assault Violence against the Violent crime2
person
Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found
against guilty3 against guilty3 against guilty3 against guilty3 against guilty3
Essex police force area
1997 995 598 560 311 956 550 1,443 647 1,774 819
1998 920 581 562 357 1,270 748 1,468 637 1,851 824
1999 828 533 585 319 1,368 793 1,454 622 1,814 792
2000 837 436 599 348 1,475 732 1,361 569 1,665 728
2001 717 403 517 327 1,472 769 1,547 613 1,940 759
2002 680 405 575 381 1,473 845 1,298 618 1,705 792
2003 648 410 547 362 1,565 898 1,471 702 1,828 863
South East Essex petty sessional area4
1997 246 163 118 57 263 149 394 158 468 192
1998 248 159 138 65 366 198 421 171 497 200
1999 211 138 150 77 328 203 353 162 422 194
2000 147 107 129 80 348 159 290 127 341 151
2001 157 102 98 60 357 190 351 120 412 144
2002 130 70 95 62 309 186 292 145 386 172
2003 137 89 91 61 342 199 323 147 408 178
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Includes: Violence against the person, Sexual offences and Robbery. 3 For South
East Essex PSA the guilty figures include those found guilty at the Crown court where South East Essex PSA was the committing court.
4 Covers Southend and includes some parts of Rayleigh, Benfleet and Canvey.
Table 4: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for various offences, 1997 to
2003 1
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Sexual offences Robbery Fraud Forgery
Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found
against guilty2 against guilty2 against guilty2 against guilty2
Essex police force area
1997 194 112 137 60 528 355 314 226
1998 220 101 163 86 558 361 300 217
1999 228 81 132 89 508 347 231 173
2000 151 81 153 78 544 324 234 176
2001 195 66 198 80 505 321 304 223
2002 201 79 206 95 483 316 249 176
2003 186 77 171 84 442 321 191 149
South East Essex petty sessional area3
1997 41 19 33 15 120 78 81 58
1998 38 10 38 19 115 64 68 52
1999 41 15 28 17 114 83 53 40
2000 23 12 28 12 120 79 57 35
2001 30 11 31 13 100 60 65 50
2002 45 12 49 15 91 54 39 26
2003 33 15 52 16 78 56 33 25
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 For South East Essex PSA the guilty figures include those found guilty at the
Crown court where South East Essex PSA was the committing court. 3 Covers Southend and includes some parts of Rayleigh, Benfleet and
Canvey.
Subjects
Crime; Crimes against the person; Crimes of violence; Burglary; Fraud; Forgery; Essex; Sexual offences; Taking and driving away; Southend on Sea
Date
7 March 2005
Reference
431 c1599-604W;431 c1594-8W; 208279;208593;208594;208596;208597;208598;208639;208642
House
House of Commons
To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many...
To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many...
Asked by
David Amess
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Answering body
Solicitor General
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2005
For answer on
4 March 2005
Answered on
4 March 2005
Mr. Amess: To ask the Solicitor-General how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet
crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution
Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in (A)
conviction and (B) acquittal. [210455]
The Solicitor-General: Gun crime, internet crime and alcohol-related violent offences are offences which cannot be separately
identified on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Snatch theft is categorised as theft from the person. The table sets out
the relevant figures for the other requested categories. The figures relate to persons for whom these sentences were for the
principal offences for which they were found guilty. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the
offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected
is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts and acquitted at crown courts for various
offences--Essex police force area and England and Wales, 1997 to 2003 1
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Theft from the person Fraud
Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted
against against
Essex police force area
1997 140 158 9 528 355 19
1998 192 164 8 558 361 14
1999 139 127 9 508 347 23
2000 70 55 4 544 324 5
2001 165 112 5 505 321 11
2002 177 138 3 483 316 12
2003 204 173 5 442 321 6
England and Wales
1997 5,987 5,742 556 20,866 14,661 587
1998 6,256 5,495 573 24,161 17,402 580
1999 6,816 5,691 473 25,101 17,992 679
2000 6,853 5,673 503 23,660 17,039 716
2001 7,340 6,008 579 22,512 16,084 607
2002 8,140 6,498 451 21,494 15,743 494
2003 8,012 6,542 446 20,787 15,223 541
Forgery Robbery
Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted
against against
Essex police force area
1997 314 226 4 137 60 9
1998 300 217 3 163 86 13
1999 231 173 3 132 89 8
2000 234 176 1 153 78 6
2001 304 223 3 198 80 21
2002 249 176 1 206 95 17
2003 191 149 -- 171 84 19
England and Wales
1997 9,851 7,298 137 10,781 5,589 984
1998 9,423 6,900 98 10,450 5,542 1,164
1999 8,893 6,408 103 10,321 5,626 1,214
2000 8,075 5,668 93 12,142 5,891 1,374
2001 8,221 5,731 102 14,871 6,822 1,515
2002 8,381 5,734 90 15,644 7,711 1,172
2003 8,758 6,057 112 13,732 7,303 1,897
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 These data are on the principal offence basis.
Subjects
Criminal proceedings; Crime; Alcoholic drinks; Convictions; Crown Prosecution Service; Crown Court; Fraud; Firearms; Forgery; Internet; Essex; Prosecutions; Misuse; Violence; Theft; Robbery; Acquittals
Date
4 March 2005
Reference
210455; 431 c1408-10W;431 c1402-4W
House
House of Commons
How many prosecutions have been made of those who are alleged to have forged signatures or committed other acts of fraud on Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency form D5. [HL 1283]. - Inc no figures.
How many prosecutions have been made of those who are alleged to have forged signatures or committed other acts of fraud on Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency form D5. [HL 1283]. - Inc no figures.
Asked by
Lord Pendry
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
24 February 2005
Answered on
24 February 2005
Subjects
Fraud; Forgery; Forms; Motor vehicles; Prosecutions; Registration
Date
24 February 2005
Reference
HL 1283; 669 c234WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration officers and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration officers and...
Asked by
John Pugh
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 December 2004
For answer on
4 February 2005
Answered on
4 February 2005
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by
Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; [207329]
(2) how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration
officers and (b) the police. [207484]
Mr. Browne: The fraudulent use of passports (including forged and counterfeit documents) is taken very seriously by the Immigration
and Nationality Directorate, HM Customs and the police. In addition to referrals from HM Customs and the police service, fraudulent
travel documents are identified by the Immigration Service at ports of entry as well as during enforcement operations. There is no
single central record of the total number of forged passports confiscated or impounded by Immigration and Nationality Directorate
(IND), Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (HMCE) and the police. However the available statistics show:
Since 2001 numbers of fraudulent1 travel documents detected at United Kingdom ports of entry are as follows:
1 In the context of forgery statistics "Travel documents" is the all embracing term for passports, ID cards, refugee travel
documents, certificates of identity, seaman's books and visas.
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Number
2001 6,601
2002 9,664
2003 7,985
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Figures are not available to indicate how many of these documents were detected by Customs or Immigration Officers or by the police.
In addition, since 2001 the National Document Fraud Unit has had a permanent presence in the main offices of IND in Croydon,
following a pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent travel documents being submitted in support of applications
for leave to remain. Fraudulent documents detected by NDFU in Croydon from 2001 are:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
2001 360
2002 461
2003 837
2004 1,044
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Subjects
Customs and Excise; Applications; Fraud; Immigration; Forgery; Police; Passports; Travel requirements; Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Date
4 February 2005
Reference
430 c1150W; 207329;207484
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to Lancashire Police in each year since 1997; and how many led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to Lancashire Police in each year since 1997; and how many led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. - Inc table.
Asked by
Peter L Pike
(Labour)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2005
For answer on
31 January 2005
Answered on
31 January 2005
Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been
reported to Lancashire police in each year since 1997; and how many led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. [209996]
Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables. Tables 1 and 2 give the number of offences recorded by the police in
the Lancashire police force area. Recorded crime data are published on a financial year basis.
Table 3 gives the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty in the Lancashire police force area. Court proceedings
data are published on a calendar year basis. Data for 2004 will not be available until the autumn.
Because recorded crime deals with offences and court proceedings deals with defendants, the two data sets are not directly
comparable.
Table 1: Fraud and forgery offences recorded by the police in Lancashire, 1997-98 to 2001-02
Number of offences
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Fraud Forgery
1997-981 3,340 217
1998-992 4,279 167
1999-2000 3,831 193
2000-01 5,828 107
2001-02 6,155 183
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1 The number of crimes recorded using the coverage and rules in use until 31 March 1998. 2 The number of crimes recorded
using the expanded coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998. Note: The data in this table
are prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for
later years.
Table 2: Fraud and forgery offences recorded by the police in Lancashire, 2002-03 and 2003-04
Number of offences
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Fraud Forgery
2002-03 5,695 144
2003-04 6,991 166
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Note: The data in this table take account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures
are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Table 3: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for fraud and forgery1 in the
Lancashire police force area, 1997 to 2003
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Fraud Forgery
Proceeded against Found guilty Proceeded against Found guilty
1997 742 553 294 206
1998 872 667 236 161
1999 804 619 265 197
2000 759 546 171 130
2001 736 558 165 107
2002 739 540 199 133
2003 626 489 224 144
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1 These data are on the principal offence basis.
Subjects
Crime; Fraud; Forgery; Police; Lancashire; Lancashire Constabulary
Date
31 January 2005
Reference
209996; 430 c691-2W;430 c691-3W
House
House of Commons
Identity Cards Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 26 to 45 agreed to. Clauses 33 to 35 agreed to as amended. Schedule 2 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported. (Bill 49).
Identity Cards Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 26 to 45 agreed to. Clauses 33 to 35 agreed to as amended. Schedule 2 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported. (Bill 49).
Department
Standing Committee B
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Legislation
Identity Cards Bill 2004/05
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Fraud; Fees and charges; Identity cards; Forgery; Punishment; Personation; National identity register; Proof of identity; Passports; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships; Intelligence Services Commissioner; Driving licences
Date
27 January 2005
Reference
SCB
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been impounded in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been impounded in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.
Asked by
George Osborne
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2004
For answer on
17 January 2005
Answered on
17 January 2005
Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many forged passports have been impounded in each year
since 1997. [204452]
Mr. Browne: Figures are not kept centrally within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) for the number of forged
passports impounded each year.
Since 1997 numbers of fraudulent travel documents detected at United Kingdom ports of entry are as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
1997 4,411
1998 6,338
1999 5,516
2000 5,394
2001 6,601
2002 9,664
2003 7,985
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Since 2001 the National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) has had a permanent presence in the main offices of IND in Croydon, following a
pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent travel documents being submitted in support of applications for leave to
remain. Fraudulent documents detected by NDFU in Croydon from 2001 are:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
2001 360
2002 461
2003 837
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The NDFU makes a significant contribution to work being carried out internationally in the EU, International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) and G8 to disrupt the work of forgers and to encourage states to impound, and thereby withdraw from circulation,
forged and fraudulent passports and other travel documents detected. It also works closely with travel document issuing agencies in
order to combat identity fraud and support the operation of border controls.
Subjects
Fraud; Forgery; Passports
Date
17 January 2005
Reference
204452; 429 c742-3W;429 c746W
House
House of Commons