PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pensions: Fraud (12 October 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of fraudulent documents received by the Pensions Ombudsman in each year since 2010-11.
Asked by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
Asked by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
Answer
In view of the Pensions Ombudsman’s independent status, information about the documents he receives is held by him alone. The Pensions Ombudsman has advised that the information requested is unavailable because he does not collect data on the number of suspected fraudulent documents received by his office.
Answered by:
Lord Harrington of Watford (Non-affiliated)
17 October 2016
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