Tax credit fraud persons living abroad

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Can you advise me the number of tax credit fraudsters living outside the UK that was detected last year?

Also can you advise what sanctions are available to the DWP where the fraudster is living outside the UK?

Have any fraudsters been extradited back to the UK? Particularly from other EU states? Is it policy to do so?

Yours faithfully,

John Glacier

Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

I write in relation to my FOI request of 22nd of July 2013. To date no response has been received. By law I should have received a response promptly and by 20 August 2013.

As I have not received a response within the required time period set out in law, I am considering my request to be refused and I now seek an internal review by a senior official into my request.

I look forward to a response soon.

Yours faithfully,

John Glacier

HM Revenue and Customs

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Dear Mr Glacier,

Please find attached HMRC's response to your information request.

Yours sincerely

Teresa Chance | FOI Policy Adviser | Rm 1C/23 100 Parliament Street |
London | SW1A 2BQ | Tel: 03000 586419

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