Written questions

Royal Mint: Fraud

Commons · Question 17516 · Tabled 3 Dec 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 6 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes to procedures she has made following the investigation by law enforcement agencies into fraudulent transactions made on the Royal Mint website since 2022.

Answer

Answered by Tulip Siddiq, 6 Dec 2024

As outlined in The Royal Mint Trading Fund’s Annual Reports and Accounts for 2022-23, an external fraud incident occurred impacting The Royal Mint. A small number of fraudulent transactions were made on the Royal Mint’s website. The incident did not impac...