Andrew Bridgen – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Bridgen on 2016-09-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Action Fraud.

Mr Ben Wallace

Action Fraud is the national reporting point for fraud and financially-motivated cyber crime. We have seen significant improvement in performance; official figures show reports of fraud have trebled since Action Fraud was rolled out nationally, addressing the concern that fraud was an under-reported crime type.

Since it’s launch the Government has been building the capability of police forces, GCHQ and the NCA to respond to online cyber crime. Over the last year, Action Fraud has introduced an improved system which keeps victims informed of the progress of their case. The number of disseminations to local forces has also increased.