Fraud “not a priority for police”

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The police watchdog, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), says forces across England and Wales and government must change how they tackle fraud. A damning report from HMIC highlighted "unacceptably wide variations" in policing, "unnecessary delays" and the lack of "proactive targeting of fraudsters". Paul Lewis has been speaking to HMIC’s Matt Parr and started by asking him how big the scale of the problem is…