Written Question·Home Office·UIN 86600

Fraud: Dorset

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 20 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an inquiry into the reasons why Dorset Police discontinued their investigation into the fraudulent activities identified in Operation Ringwood.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Office is aware of the Operation Ringwood investigation and strongly sympathises with the distressing experience that victims have faced.The Home Secretary is unable to intervene in any operational decisions made by law enforcement regarding repo...

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