Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee
Fraud
Status: Closed
Opened: 14 Sep 2023
Closed: 24 May 2024
Inquiry scope
Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed. This inquiry examines the impact of fraud on victims and how they are supported in the aftermath. It asks how effective Government and law enforcement agencies are at identifying and combatting existing and emerging forms of fraud. The Committee also looks at how new technologies, such as the growth of artificial intelligence, could transform fraud and the role of technology and social media companies in tackling this form of crime. Read the terms of reference to find out more about this inquiry .Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2024 | Anna Harvey · HM Treasury, Duncan Tessier · Home Office, Mark Cheeseman OBE · Public Sector Fraud Authority, Nick Ephgrave QPM · the Serious Fraud Office, Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP · Home Office, Simon Fell · Home Office, The Baroness Vere of Norbiton · HM Treasury | View ↗ |
| 28 Feb 2024 | CCP Andrew Penhale · Crown Prosecution Service, Chris Bell · City of London Police, DCI Clare Chandler · Regional Economic Crime Unit, North East Region, James Babbage · National Crime Agency, Nik Adams · City of London Police, Richard Las CBE · HM Revenue and Customs, Steve Smart OBE · Financial Conduct Authority | View ↗ |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Alex Towers · BT Group, Chris Ainsley · Santander Bank, Paul Davis · TSB Bank, Philip Milton · Meta, Simon Staffell · Microsoft, Woody Malouf · Revolut | View ↗ |
| 17 Jan 2024 | James Babbage · National Crime Agency, Mike Haley · Cifas, Professor Nicholas Lord · The University of Manchester, Professor Nicholas Ryder · Cardiff University, Richard Hyde · Social Market Foundation, Sophie Davis · Crest Advisory | View ↗ |
| 22 Nov 2023 | Anna Rowe · LoveSaid, Cecilie Fjellhøy · LoveSaid, John Kamoto · Age UK, Louise Baxter MBE · National Trading Standards Scams Team, Wayne Stevens · Victim Support | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| James Babbage · Director General of Threats | National Crime Agency | 2 |
| Alex Towers · Director of Policy and Public Affairs | BT Group | 1 |
| Anna Harvey · Deputy Director (Payments and Fintech) | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Anna Rowe · Co-Founder | LoveSaid | 1 |
| CCP Andrew Penhale · Head of the Regional and Wales Division | Crown Prosecution Service | 1 |
| Cecilie Fjellhøy · Co-Founder | LoveSaid | 1 |
| Chris Ainsley · Head of Fraud Risk Management | Santander Bank | 1 |
| Chris Bell · Service Delivery Director | City of London Police | 1 |
| DCI Clare Chandler · Head | Regional Economic Crime Unit, North East Region | 1 |
| Duncan Tessier · Director of Economic Crime | Home Office | 1 |
| John Kamoto · Policy Lead on Scams and Fraud | Age UK | 1 |
| Louise Baxter MBE · Head | National Trading Standards Scams Team | 1 |
| Mark Cheeseman OBE · Chief Executive | Public Sector Fraud Authority | 1 |
| Mike Haley · Chief Executive | Cifas | 1 |
| Nick Ephgrave QPM | the Serious Fraud Office | 1 |
| Nik Adams · Assistant Commissioner | City of London Police | 1 |
| Paul Davis · Financial Crime Prevention Director | TSB Bank | 1 |
| Philip Milton · Public Policy Manager | Meta | 1 |
| Professor Nicholas Lord · Professor of Criminology | The University of Manchester | 1 |
| Professor Nicholas Ryder · Professor in Financial Crime | Cardiff University | 1 |
| Richard Hyde · Senior Researcher | Social Market Foundation | 1 |
| Richard Las CBE · Director of Fraud Investigation Service | HM Revenue and Customs | 1 |
| Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP · Minister for Security | Home Office | 1 |
| Simon Fell · Prime Minister's Anti-Fraud Champion | Home Office | 1 |
| Simon Staffell · Government Affairs Director | Microsoft | 1 |
| Sophie Davis · Director of Research | Crest Advisory | 1 |
| Steve Smart OBE · Joint Executive Director of Enforcement & Market Oversight | Financial Conduct Authority | 1 |
| The Baroness Vere of Norbiton · Parliamentary Secretary | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Wayne Stevens · National Fraud Lead | Victim Support | 1 |
| Woody Malouf · Global Head of Financial Crime | Revolut | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2024 | To committee | Letter from the Minister of State for the Home Office regarding previous Committee's work on Fraud 31.10.24 |
| 23 May 2024 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to the Home Secretary regarding the Fraud inquiry, dated 23 May 2024 |