Member

As the noble Lord is aware from his contribution and our earlier discussions, the Home Office has asked Jonathan Fisher KC to undertake an independent review into disclosure and fraud offences. Part 1, on disclosure regime reform, is complete. Part 2, which recently concluded, examined whether current fraud offences and their penalties remain effective. The Government will carefully consider the report and its findings and respond in due course. Furthermore, as I said, the forthcoming fraud strategy, which will be published very shortly, will address emerging fraud risks, including identifying identity theft.