Social Security Offence in UK Law

Leading Cases
  • R v Jennifer Robinson
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 27 February 2009
    ... ... concerns the dishonest obtaining of social security benefits in the form of income support ... As is so often the case in this type of offence, the appellant is of previous good character and ... ...
  • R v Liu (Benita Veronica)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 12 February 2010
    ... ... , contrary to section 111A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the appellant ... sentence the Recorder observed that the offence had been committed over a significant period of ... ...
  • R (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) v Crown Court sitting at Croydon
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 24 March 2010
    ... ... guilty at Bromley Magistrates Court to an offence under Section 111A(1)of the Social Security ... ...
  • R v Tilley (Christopher)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 20 July 2009
    ... ... counts relating to fraudulent claims for social security benefits. Five of the counts are against ... 3 The statement of offence in each case is “causing or allowing another to ... ...
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Legislation
  • Serious Crime Act 2015
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2015
    ... ... of drug-cutting agents; to make it an offence to possess an item that contains advice or ... order under section 4 of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013." ... (4) For subsection ... (d) damage to the national security of any country ... (3) For the purposes of ... ...
  • Crime and Courts Act 2013
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2013
    ... ... to the NCA—(a) a person serving in the Security Service;(b) a person serving in the Secret ... area where child habitually resides or offence committed) for “, the local authority” ... Northern Ireland department, may disclose social security information to a relevant person.(1A) ... ...
  • Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2014
    ... ... Resources Body for Wales,(h) the Secretary of State exercising security management functions, or a Special Health Authority exercising security ... without reasonable excuse to comply with the direction is an offence ... (7) If the constable reasonably believes that the person to whom the ... ...
  • Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020
    • Scotland
    • January 01, 2020
    ... ... ) In section 80, after subsection (3) insert(4) The maximum penalty that may be provided for in regulations under section 79 in respect of an offence under those regulations is(a) on summary conviction(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months,(ii) a fine not exceeding the statutory ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
  • The Victim's Decision to Report Offences to the Police in France: Stating Losses or Expressing Attitudes*
    • No. 17-2, May 2010
    • International Review of Victimology
    Drawing upon several sets of victimisation surveys in France, this article examines for the first time for this country the variables associated with victims' reporting behaviour on the one hand, w...
    ... ... =6COPczPFEpGxuqrH5%2FlgEbKBS4Q%3D&x-amz-security ... seriousness of the effects of the offence- material or physical - is a determining ... together of attitudes and types of social representation. Keywords: victimisation ... ...
  • Fighting Corruption and Embezzlement in Third World Countries
    • No. 68-2, April 1995
    • Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
    Economic crime is one of the most serious crimes endangering the national security and public safety of any country. It is directly associated with legal, political, social, human rights and develo...
    ... ... serious crimes endangeringthe national security and public safety of any country.Itis ociated with legal, political, social,humanrights and developmentissues. In particular, ... termsaccording to the seriousness of the offence. By applying these kinds ofpenalties to economic ... ...
  • Fighting Corruption and Embezzlement in Third World Countries
    • No. 68-2, March 2004
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    • 0000
    Economic crime is one of the most serious crimes endangering the national security and public safety of any country. It is directly associated with legal, political, social, human rights and develo...
    ... ... the national security and public safety of any country. It is ssociated with legal, political, social, human rights and developmentissues. In ... termsaccording to the seriousness of the offence. By applying these kinds ofpenalties to economic ... ...
  • Detecting, Prosecuting and Punishing Benefit Fraud: The Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997
    • No. 62-2, March 1999
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... Social security fraud prior to the 1997 Act Social security fraud was established as a criminal offence prior to the enactment of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (SSAF) Act 1997. Section 112 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
  • Trusts & Trustees Article: The Criminal Offences Of Failure To Prevent Tax Evasion
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... 'must commit the tax evasion facilitation offence in the capacity of an associated person'. Any ... contributions under— Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or ... ...
  • Confirmed: Social Networking Sites Are Subject To EU Data Protection Requirements
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... notification) is a strict liability criminal offence, meaning that ... ignorance is no defence ... If required to notify, ... processing of data, data security and retention and restrictions in ... relation to transferring personal ... ...
  • Saul Better Make His Own Call: New Liability For Enablers Of Organised Crime
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... The new offence comes into force on 3 May 2015. We discuss the ... fraud, and that it wants its IT security upgraded to help evade detection or surveillance ... crime groups maintain a façade of social, charitable or political purposes or objectives ... ...
  • Beware the Botnets: Cyber-Security is a Board Level Issue
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    Today, you would be hard pressed to find an organisation that does not use IT systems and the internet to conduct its business. While technology offers great benefits, it also brings risk. As techn...
    ... ... IT systems and networks, insecure email, lost and stolen devices, social engineering, etc. The inside factor cannot be underestimated. According to ... by law: Illegal access to information systems: it will be an offence to access the whole or part of any information system by infringing a ... ...
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