Pensions: Fraud
Commons · Question 9218 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government crack down on pension scams, published on 9 June 2026, how many reports of pension scams were received by (a) Action Fraud, (b) The P
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 25 Jun 2026
Collective data on reported pensions fraud is held by Report Fraud (previously Action Fraud), rather than regulators, and these figures show that reported levels of pensions fraud have increased since 2021. However, this should not be taken as evidence of...