Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 31585
Social Security Benefits: Criminal Investigation
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27894, whether her Department will pursue cases where they have no evidence.
Answer
Andrew WesternWhere DWP identifies suspected fraud that leads to a criminal investigation, the Department is obliged to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry, whether these point towards or away from a suspect. This is done in accordance with the Criminal Procedure an...
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