Facts

Fraud costs the UK a minimum £14 billion a year.

Fraud comes in many guises: Mortgage fraud, internet fraud, long firm fraud, identity fraud, benefit fraud, insider fraud, electoral fraud, carousel fraud credit card fraud and expenses fraud to name but a few.

Fraud is defined as a criminal deception committed by a person who acts in a false and deceitful way.

The Government has allocated £29 million over three years to implement the recommendations from the National Fraud Review.