Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 10 November 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2010, Official Report, column 766W, on social security benefits: fraud, how many people were involved in the 550 warrant cases; and how many people were involved in more than one of those cases.
The Department seeks an arrest warrant in all circumstances in which a defendant fails to attend a hearing or trial without an explanation acceptable to the court.
The 550 warrants refer to 550 individual defendants.
Of the 550 defendants, none have more than one warrant outstanding for benefit fraud offences.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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