Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2023 to Question 194352 on Crime, when his Department plans to (a) complete and (b) publish its review of the updated estimates for the Economic and Social Costs of Crime report.

The Economic and Social Costs of Crime, Second Edition” was published by the Home Office in July 2018. An update to the economic and social cost of fraud against individuals has since been published in the Fraud Strategy (May 2023). Together, these documents are currently the most comprehensive source for the estimated economic and social costs of these specified crimes against individuals and businesses.

Home Office officials are still reviewing more up to date estimates therefore, as in July and February, we do not currently have any plans to publish updated estimates.

References:

Fraud Strategy, Annex 3: Fraud Strategy: stopping scams and protecting the public (accessible) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The Economic and Social Costs of Crime: Second Edition The economic and social costs of crime (publishing.service.gov.uk)