Benefit fraud, interview under caution

Bogof_Babe

The easiest thing would be if either you or your ex had a new partner, but it doesn't sound like that's the situation?

haras_nosirrah

Just a query - you wouldn't have been taking the kids on your own. Your sister went with you

Geoff1963

Perhaps the saving point may be, that if anyone really wanted to commit fraud in this way, they would have done a much better job of hiding it.

Historic intimacy is probably the key fact. If either of the pair had a partner, I expect they would put a stop to the convenient arrangement.

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Geoff1963 wrote: »

Perhaps the saving point may be, that if anyone really wanted to commit fraud in this way, they would have done a much better job of hiding it.

Most criminals are stupid. That's why they get caught.

rw17

My sister and ex are best friends, they went out together most nights whilst I stayed in with the children. The thought of going with my sister and the kids alone is worse than the thought of going with the kids alone. I'm not sure why people find it so bizarre that we would both want to be on holiday with our children at the same time. It is a time in their lives that will create memories and we both wanted to be a part of that. No we don't have partner's, when that time comes we obviously won't carry on in exactly the same way we are now. At the moment we are happy with the way that we conduct our relationship and most importantly our children are happy.

FBaby

It's not odd as much as unusual. Most couple with young children who manage to get along as I well that they would spend so much time together usually would want to be a couple specially when they've been together for years before.

Let's put it this way. It would much more usual for this situation to occur with the intention to full benefits as they have much to fin financially doing so then being so close friends but not a couple when they are financially worse off as a result. Hence the investigation.

decbel

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Another question they may ask and look into is what were the sleeping arrangements when you went on holiday?

Tell them to mind their own business.

If they ask a question like that you won't be believed anyway.

powerful_Rogue

decbel wrote: »

Tell them to mind their own business.

If they ask a question like that you won't be believed anyway.

Well obviously you don't have to answer that. That's made clear at the very start of the caution.

“You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in Court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.”

tomtom256

decbel wrote: »

Tell them to mind their own business.

If they ask a question like that you won't be believed anyway.

If they ask a question like that they probably have information from the holiday provider regarding the booking anyway, so tend to know what room/apartment etc was booked.

decbel

tomtom256 wrote: »

If they ask a question like that they probably have information from the holiday provider regarding the booking anyway, so tend to know what room/apartment etc was booked.

Come off it.

What it this the secret service.

Lol