Fraud prevention
Dear Sir or Madam,
a spokesman for IPS is reported [1] to have said that identity cards are already a reality and reducing identity fraud.
Please tell me:
1) the Home Office's estimate for the value of identity fraud prevented by ID cards so far (if possible, broken down by type);
2) the basis for any estimate; and
3) whether the figures have been approved by the Office of National Statistics.
Sincerely,
Dr. Geraint Bevan
[1] http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_stor...
'an Identity and Passport Service spokesman told Public Servant Daily: "Identity cards are already a reality, bringing benefits to the individual and the country by reducing identity fraud and related crime, including illegal working."'
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Dr Geraint Bevan
Email: [FOI #4801 email]
Reference: FOICR 10805/08
Date: 29 December 2008
Dear Dr Bevan,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your email of 15 December in which you ask for information
on the National Identity Scheme.
I am pleased to be able to disclose the information that you have
requested.
Please tell me:
1) The Home Office's estimate for the value of identity fraud
prevented by ID cards so far (if possible, broken down by type);
2) The basis for any estimate; and
3) whether the figures have been approved by the Office of National
Statistics.
There is no estimate available of the value of identity fraud prevented by
identity cards so far. However, identity cards that have now started to be
introduced for foreign nationals are already proving successful. For
example, an individual who applied for a foreign national's identity card
with false identity details was detained following recording of
fingerprint biometrics at the Solihull identity card enrolment centre on
its first day of operation. The individual was charged with the offence of
seeking leave to remain in the United Kingdom by deception and appeared
before Solihull Magistrates on 9th December where he pleaded guilty and
will be sentenced in January.
However if you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an
independent internal review of any aspect of our handling of your
application by submitting your complaint to the address below and quoting
reference number 10805/08
Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Email: [1][email address]
During the internal review the department’s handling of your information
request will be reassessed by members of staff who were not involved in
providing you with this response.
Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a
right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by
section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
In keeping with the spirit and effect of the Freedom of Information Act,
all information is assumed to be releasable to the public unless exempt.
The department therefore, will be simultaneously releasing to the public
the information you requested together with any related information that
will provide a key to its wider context.
Yours faithfully,
On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General
Identity and Passport Service
Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.
References
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Dear Dr Bevan,
Thank you for your email of 2 January. I apologise for the delay in
responding to you which was caused by an administrative error. Please see
attached response.
Yours faithfully
On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General
Identity and Passport Service
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Headquarters
Parliamentary & Correspondence Management Team
8^th Floor, Globe House
89 Eccleston Square
London
SW1V 1PN
Tel (0300) 222 0000
Fax (0870) 336 9175
Email [email address]
Web www.ips.gov.uk
Dr Geraint Bevan
Email: [1][FOI #4801 email]
Reference: FOICR 10896/08
Date: 4 February 2009
Dear Dr Bevan,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your email of 2 January in which you ask for a copy of the
responses received in relation to the 2002/3 consultation on Entitlement
Cards and Identity Fraud.
Your request has been handled in accordance with the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
Unfortunately, this information is not held due to the length of time that
has passed since the consultation occurred.
However, you might find the following pages on the Identity and Passport
Service (IPS) website of interest in relation to the findings of the
consultation:
[2]http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads...
[3]http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads...
However if you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an
independent internal review of any aspect of our handling of your
application by submitting your complaint to the address below and quoting
reference number 10896/08
Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Email: [4][email address]
During the internal review the department’s handling of your information
request will be reassessed by members of staff who were not involved in
providing you with this response.
Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a
right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by
section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Yours faithfully,
On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General
Identity and Passport Service
Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.
References
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1. mailto:[FOI #4801 email]
2. http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads...
3. http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads...
4. mailto:[email address]
mailto:[email address]
Dear Dr Bevan,
Thank you for your email of 3 January. I apologise for the delay in
responding to you which was caused by an administrative error. Please see
attached response.
Yours faithfully
On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General
Identity and Passport Service
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Headquarters
Parliamentary & Correspondence Management Team
8^th Floor, Globe House
89 Eccleston Square
London
SW1V 1PN
Tel (0300) 222 0000
Fax (0870) 336 9175
Email [email address]
Web www.ips.gov.uk
Dr Geraint Bevan
Email: [1][FOI #4801 email]
Reference: FOICR 10895/08
Date: 4 February 2009
Dear Dr Bevan,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your email of 3 January in which you ask for a copy of any
reports that provide analysis of the responses received in relation to the
2002/3 consultation on Entitlement Cards and Identity Fraud.
Your request has been handled in accordance with the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
We believe that the information that you have asked for is already
reasonably accessible to you. It can be accessed on the Identity and
Passport Service website on the following link:
[2]http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads...
Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts the Identity and
Passport Service from complying with the duty to supply you with this
information on the grounds that it is already in the public domain. Should
you have difficulties in accessing this information by the means listed
above please do not hesitate to contact me again.
However if you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an
independent internal review of any aspect of our handling of your
application by submitting your complaint to the address below and quoting
reference number 10895/08
Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Email: [3][email address]
During the internal review the department’s handling of your information
request will be reassessed by members of staff who were not involved in
providing you with this response.
Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a
right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by
section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Yours faithfully,
On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive and Registrar General
Identity and Passport Service
Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[FOI #4801 email]
2. http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads...
3. mailto:[email address]
mailto:[email address]
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