Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 8 June 2026.
Gregory Stafford
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
At my Constituency surgery on Friday, Mr De Mesquita spoke to me about his concerns that Report Fraud was not passing on to local police forces information about victims of identity fraud. Given that those victims are often vulnerable and likely to be victims of other crimes, will the Minister let us know what he is doing to ensure that Report Fraud is passing on to local police forces the details of victims of such crimes?
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