Written question asked by Julie Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 26 November 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 November 2015. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 December 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Shares: Fraud

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the police has taken to tackle suspected boiler-room operations in the City of London.

Answer: The City of London Police leads Operation Broadway, which is a multi-agency response to boiler room frauds operating in the City of London. Operation Broadway makes use of intelligence from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and the collective powers of its agencies to identify and tackle boiler rooms. Operation Broadway responses to boiler rooms focus on disruption and displacement and a number of differing tactical operations will be used. Operation Broadway also features in social media campaigns to raise public awareness of boiler room fraud.

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