Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 32
32
Accepted
Effective fraud prevention requires robust public and private sector cooperation.
Conclusion
Our inquiry has repeatedly heard that the most effective way to tackle fraud is to prevent it occurring in the first place. This requires co-operation across the private and public sectors, with the Government using its convening power to unite stakeholders around the ambition to reduce fraud. The relaunch of the Joint Fraud Taskforce is a good start, bringing stakeholders together to discuss a common approach to fraud, and the Committee welcomes the intention to produce a new Fraud Action Plan. (Paragraph 132) Fraud and the Justice System 41
Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the need for a unified public and private sector response to fraud and will shortly publish a new strategy detailing how it will stop fraud attempts, empower victims, and prosecute fraudsters through collaboration with various partners.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government agrees that tackling fraud requires a unified and co-ordinated response from government, law enforcement and the private sector to better protect the public and businesses from fraud, reduce the impact of fraud on victims, and increase the disruption and prosecution of fraudsters. The Home Office continues to drive forward this collaboration by convening public and private sector partners through the Joint Fraud Taskforce, which last met on 21 November 2022. The Government will shortly publish a new strategy which will detail how we will: stop fraud attempts so that people don’t lose money; empower potential victims to recognise and avoid fraud; and prosecute far more fraudsters. We will work with industry to remove the vulnerabilities that fraudsters exploit; with intelligence agencies to shut down fraudulent infrastructure; with law enforcement to identify and bring the most harmful offenders to justice; and with all partners to ensure that the public have the advice and support they need.