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Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tuesday 27th October 2015

Asked by: Lord Bishop of Derby (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of benefit fraud relating to human trafficking and organised crime have resulted in a successful prosecution between 2010 and the most recent date for which figures are available.

Answered by Lord Faulks

It is not possible to identify from Ministry of Justice centrally held data whether a defendant proceeded against for an offence related to benefit fraud has a link to human trafficking or organised crime. This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.