United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 16129
Fraud: Coronavirus
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15 June 2021
Last action
21 June 2021 · Answer
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Discovery layer
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21 June 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of scams related to the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps she is taking to help (a) prevent, (b) protect people from and (c) warn people about suc
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15 June 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of scams related to the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps she is taking to help (a) prevent, (b) protect people from and (c) warn people about suc
Source: Commons
21 June 2021
Answer
The Government is aware criminals are exploiting the pandemic to commit opportunistic crimes such as fraud.Although Covid-19 related fraud represents a small proportion of overall fraud reporting, we understand the devastating impact it can have on indivi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-15/16129
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1336671
- uk · wq-1336671 · source updated 21 June 2021