Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Deferred
Paragraph: 73
Fraud lacks police investigative priority due to absence of performance accountability data.
Conclusion
Fraud is not an investigative priority for police forces, partly because it is not a crime type for which forces are held accountable for their performance. Fraud statistics are not included in local and regional performance data despite most of these crimes still being investigated at the local and regional level. Without this data it is impossible to identify weaknesses in the response to these crimes and boost investigations of fraud crimes.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response focused on raising public awareness on fraud through a forthcoming strategy and a new public engagement team, rather than addressing fraud as an investigative priority for police or the inclusion of fraud statistics in performance data.
Paragraph Reference:
73
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 11 January 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗