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Recommendation 19
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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.
Paragraph Reference:
73
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 January 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗