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Fraud: Credit Cards

Volume 470: debated on Tuesday 22 January 2008

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Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes involving fraudulent use of credit or debit cards in Tamworth were (a) reported and (b) successfully detected in each of the last five years for which figures are available. (179384)

Mr. McNulty

The available information relates to offences of cheque and credit card fraud recorded in the Tamworth Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area and is given in the following table. Detections data is not available at CDRP level.

Cheque and credit card fraud offences and theft offences recorded and detected in Tamworth

Cheque and credit card fraud

Recorded

Number detected

2002-03

239

1—

2003-04

287

1—

2004-05

234

1—

2005-06

126

1—

2006-072

98

1—

1 Not available. 2 The Fraud Act 2006 commenced on 15 January 2007, altering the definition and coverage of fraud and forgery offences. At that time, the counting of cheque and plastic card fraud changed to a “per account” basis rather than a “per transaction” basis.