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Fraud statistics, Charity award ceremonies, Safety in hospitals

New crime statistics include fraud for the first time - what's the true scale of it? Plus how some car dealers are breaking the law with selling tactics.

The annual Crime Survey for England and Wales, released this morning, includes fraud statistics for the first time. It gives the clearest picture we've ever had of the scale of financial cons - many of which go unreported because victims choose not to come forward. Crime has steadily fallen in recent years, but some experts suggest rather than having disappeared completely, many criminals have simply moved online. We speak to the City of London Police, which heads up the UK Fraud Intelligence Bureau, about the scale of fraud and what's being done to combat it.

The health watchdog the CQC has described safety in the NHS in England as "a significant concern". They judged three quarters of the hospitals they visited to be inadequate or requiring improvement. Of care homes and nursing services more than 40% had problems with safety. As did one in three GP services. What's being done?

Charity Award Ceremonies are nothing new - big, glitzy events with celebrity hosts handing out gongs to people who have given up their time to help others. Some probably don't cost much to stage. But we speak to one woman who was asked to pay £400 to attend an event; money which she pointed out could have been better spent on charity aid. Can that ever be acceptable? We speak to the organisers of annual event, The Charity Awards.

Presented by: Winifred Robinson
Produced by: Olive Clancy.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Fraud Figures

    Crime statistics now include fraud figures. What are our chances of being conned?

    Duration: 11:33

  • Charity Awards Cerermonies

    Does the charity sector need to have lavish ceremonies to award people for their work?

    Duration: 07:37

  • Car Sales

    People selling cars from the street are flouting laws meant to stop them.

    Duration: 06:18

  • Video Games

    We speak to listeners about the effects video games have on the lives of young people.

    Duration: 06:53

  • Care Quality Commission

    The CQC has described safety in the NHS as "a significant concern". What is being done?

    Duration: 06:44

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  • Thu 15 Oct 2015 12:15

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