HMCTS Counter Fraud Referrals

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Dear Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service,

Further to your FOIA response 191208002 response dated 6th January 2020, please could you provide the following information:

1. Starting from the year the tribunal was first set up, please could you provide a year-by-year breakdown of the number of First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) cases where a referral was made to the HMCTS Counter Fraud and Investigations team.

2. Of the cases that were referred, please could you provide breakdowns of:
a. the number of cases relating to tax evasion
b. the number of cases relating to tax avoidance
c. the number of cases resulting in police taking action
d. the number of cases resulting in HMRC recovering tax owed

Yours faithfully,

Mr [name removed]

IAC KILO, HM Courts and Tribunals Service

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Dear Mr [name removed]

 

Please find attached an acknowledgement in relation to your recent
enquiry.

 

Kind Regards

 

IAC & SSCS Knowledge & Information Liaison Officer

 

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Weston, Bob (Gloucester), HM Courts and Tribunals Service

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Please find attached an acknowledgement of the above request

 

Bob Weston

 

Knowledge Information Liaison Officer

 

HMCTS - Analysis and Performance Division, Finance, Governance and
Performance Directorate.

 

Tel: 01452 334448 or 0203 3345511

 

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1st Floor | Twyver House | Bruton Way | Gloucester | GL1 1PE

 

" I am not authorised to bind the Ministry of Justice contractually, nor
to make representation or other statements which may bind the Ministry of
Justice in any way via electronic means".

 

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Weston, Bob (Gloucester), HM Courts and Tribunals Service

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Please find attached a response to the above request

 

Bob Weston

 

Knowledge Information Liaison Officer

 

HMCTS - Analysis and Performance Division, Finance, Governance and
Performance Directorate.

 

Tel: 01452 334448 or 0203 3345511

 

E [1][email address]

 

1st Floor | Twyver House | Bruton Way | Gloucester | GL1 1PE

 

" I am not authorised to bind the Ministry of Justice contractually, nor
to make representation or other statements which may bind the Ministry of
Justice in any way via electronic means".

 

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