Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences
This review has been set up to consider the challenges of investigating and prosecuting fraud cases and the operation of the disclosure regime in a digital age.
The government published the Fraud Strategy in May 2023.
The strategy committed the government to launch an independent review into how the disclosure regime is working in a digital age and if fraud offences, including those specified in the Fraud Act 2006, meet the challenges of investigating and prosecuting modern fraud.
There has not been an independent review of fraud since 1986. Since that time, the nature and scale of fraud has evolved considerably, now constituting over 40% of all offences in England and Wales.
As the proportion of online fraud has increased, so have the challenges facing investigators and prosecutors.
Membership
Jonathan Fisher KC has been appointed Chair of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences.
Jonathan is a leading King’s Counsel in financial crime, proceeds of crime, fraud (civil and criminal), and tax (corporate and VAT) cases.
He has been a visiting professor in practice at the LSE (London School Of Economics And Political Science) since 2006. He holds a PhD which was awarded by the LSE following his research into money laundering cases and the relationship between the obligation to report suspicious activity and corporate rights.
Contact the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences
The Review Secretariat can be contacted by emailing disclosureandfraudreview@homeoffice.gov.uk
Documents
Engagement
Last updated 24 April 2024 + show all updates
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Added preliminary findings paper.
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Added an update from Jonathan Fisher KC, Chair of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences.
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Added engagement update.
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First published.