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UK Fraud Act not to blame for rise in unprosecuted fraud cases, justice ministry official says

By Phoebe Seers ( February 24, 2022, 14:00 GMT | Insight) -- The UK’s 16-year-old Fraud Act is not to blame for the massive increase in unprosecuted fraud cases, said Alice Adamson, director for victims and vulnerability policy at the Ministry of Justice. Her comments came the day after the Public Accounts Committee warned that fraud and error in Covid-19 loan support programs could result in losses exceeding 15 billion pounds ($20.4 billion). The UK’s 16-year-old Fraud Act is not to blame for the massive increase in unprosecuted fraud cases, a justice ministry official said today in response to a new parliamentary inquiry into the law and digital fraud. ...

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