Responding to the Attorney General's announcement on the Fraud Review Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Simon Hughes MP said:
"There is total agreement about the harm caused by fraud to individuals, companies and the national economy.
"A central place to report fraud is a good start, provided it has the necessary resources to ensure all allegations are efficiently pursued.
"Giving the City of London police the lead investigative role is also a wise move, again provided they have the resources to deliver.
"And Liberal Democrats support specialist judges and better prospects for plea bargaining, but absolutely not the abolition of juries in our higher courts.
"A coordinated national strategy to reduce fraud is in everybody's interest. And the biggest priority must always be to make sure that the big fraudsters are first in the firing line - and first to be stopped in their tracks."
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