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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 October 2025

Debate

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Contribution

More widely, the DWP’s economic, serious and organised crime team currently has several criminal investigations under way into professional enablers—individuals who provide professional services that enable criminality and who are usually part of an organised crime group. While the details are sensitive due to the nature of these investigations and the stage they are at, these include accountants providing false employment details to facilitate universal credit fraud and doctors providing false medical information to support disability benefit fraud.

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