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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33910, how many staff were employed at the Fraud team at the DVSA at the end of (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
7 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33910, how many staff were employed at the Fraud team at the DVSA at the end of (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.

  2. 7 Mar 2025

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  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The table below shows the number of people employed within the Counter Fraud & Investigation team at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency for the years ending 2019 to 2024. Year-endHeadcountFull Time Equivalent (FTE)Dec 20194847.26Dec 20204846.47D...

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