Written Question·Home Office·UIN 116375

Fraud: Victims

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which local police forces engage directly with victims of fraud in cases involving physical premises and identifiable suspects.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Reports of fraud and cyber crime are made through Report Fraud, the new national fraud reporting service which became operational in December 2025. These reports are assessed centrally and disseminated to local police forces wherever there are viable line...

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