Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress Action Fraud has made on collating reports of linked ticket fraud.

Action Fraud is operated by the City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud. Crime reports received by Action Fraud are considered by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). For all types of fraud, the NFIB
analyses these reports to determine whether there is enough evidence to support an investigation, draws out links between cases, and sends out actionable intelligence packages for police forces to consider for enforcement action.

Action Fraud and the NFIB have developed and maintained strong engagement with many major event ticket providers. Work conducted in the run up to and during the Olympics and Commonwealth Games established a model of best practice which
is now in use.

Prior to events, Action Fraud and the NFIB, work with the event organisers to deliver greater awareness, through multiple channels, of the dangers of ticketing fraud. They also work with internet service providers to take disruption activity when fraud is identified in order to prevent further loss and work with law enforcement partners to take enforcement action where possible.