Introduction
These explanatory notes relate to the Social Security Fraud Act which received Royal Assent on 11 May 2001. They have been prepared by the Department of Social Security (DSS) in order to assist the reader of the Act and to help inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a clause or part of a clause does not seem to require explanation or comment, none is given.