Department of Health and Social Security: Fraud Operations

BN 139

1977-2007

Policy papers regarding fraud operations, in particular the planning and the targeting of particular problem areas

The series is arranged by file reference order.

File Office 185, FRF, FSF, RAB, RABX, CFF

Public Record(s)

English

• Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
• Department of Health and Social Security, Administration and Social Security Operational Group, Regional Directorate, 1976-1988
• Department of Social Security, 1988-2001

323 file(s)

Open unless otherwise stated

From 2009 Department for Work and Pensions

Topics

Crime

The Department for Work and Pensions became custodians of the series in 2001 when it replaced the Department of Social Security, 1988-2001. The series was previously held by the Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988.

Series is accruing.

This series meets TNA's Acquisition Policy theme 2.2.1.5 Formulation and delivery of social policies, documenting the Supplementary Benefits Division and policies regarding means tested benefits. The selection and destruction is in line with OSP 5 The Administration of Social Security 1979-1999.

The Regional Directorate came within the Administrative and Social Security Operations Group in 1976, after the merger of the Administration Group and the Social Security Operations and Supplementary Benefits Group. The areas responsible for supplementary benefits were transferred to a new Group. Initially, the Directorate was responsible for providing administrative and operational support to other groups and divisions within the Department, as well as providing direction and control of social security operations in regions and local offices. This included long range studies of local social security administration. Eventually the Directorate undertook other responsibilities, including the implementation of new technology within regional/local offices and the detection and prosecution of benefit-related fraud. In 1988, the Directorate was restructured under the Social Security Operations Group.

Initially the work relating to fraud operations was handled directly by the Regional Directorate. On the creation of the Benefits Agency, Fraud Operations left Corporate Services and became a division in its own right within the Benefits Agency. In 1999 Fraud Operations returned to Corporate Services and became Security Implementation and Support. In early 2001 the branch was renamed Department of Social Security Professional Standards Unit - Fraud.