On Thursday 16 June 2022, the Lords Fraud Act 2006 and Digital
Fraud Committee will take evidence on law enforcement agencies’
response to fraud.
This evidence session, which is open to the public, will be held
in committee room 4A of the House of Lords and streamed live on
Parliament TV.
At 9.30am the committee will hear from:
- Superintendent Pete O’Doherty, Assistant Commissioner, City
of London Police
- Rob Jones, Director General NECC/Threat Leadership, National
Crime Agency
-
, Police and Crime
Commissioner for Avon and Somerset.
At 10.45am the committee will hear from:
- Andy Cooke, Chief Inspector of the Constabulary for the
London and National Regions.
Questions the committee is likely to cover in these sessions
include:
- How effective is the current policing structure for tackling
fraud led nationally by the City of London Police and locally by
local police forces?
- What resources, in terms of funding and staff capacity and
capability, are required to improve the national law enforcement
response to fraud?
- How effectively do law enforcement agencies work with each
other and with wider counter-fraud bodies including the
Government and private sector?
- The committee has heard evidence on the difficulties victims
encounter with Action Fraud, particularly reporting and following
up on their cases. What challenges are faced when communicating
with victims and what improvements are being made?
- How will the Government’s Draft Victims Bill affect how the
police support victims?
