Fraud Act 2006
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The Fraud Act 2006 is a key UK statute that modernised and consolidated the law on fraud by creating a general offence of fraud and related crimes such as obtaining services dishonestly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fraud Act 2006 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4756309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fraud Act 2006 Context triple: [39th Parliament of the United Kingdom, notableLegislationPeriod, Fraud Act 2006]
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A.
UK Bribery Act 2010
The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
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B.
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is a UK statute that overhauled policing powers and criminal justice measures, including creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency and reforming laws on serious and organised crime, public order, and protests.
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C.
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened criminal and civil enforcement against financial fraud, particularly in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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D.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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E.
Police and Justice Act 2006
The Police and Justice Act 2006 is a UK statute that introduced wide-ranging reforms to policing, criminal justice, and anti-social behaviour laws, including new powers for law enforcement and changes to the governance of police forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fraud Act 2006 Target entity description: The Fraud Act 2006 is a key UK statute that modernised and consolidated the law on fraud by creating a general offence of fraud and related crimes such as obtaining services dishonestly.
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A.
UK Bribery Act 2010
The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
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B.
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is a UK statute that overhauled policing powers and criminal justice measures, including creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency and reforming laws on serious and organised crime, public order, and protests.
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C.
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened criminal and civil enforcement against financial fraud, particularly in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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D.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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E.
Police and Justice Act 2006
The Police and Justice Act 2006 is a UK statute that introduced wide-ranging reforms to policing, criminal justice, and anti-social behaviour laws, including new powers for law enforcement and changes to the governance of police forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
UK statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
companies
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ |
| citation | 2006 c. 35 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2007-01-15 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsOffence |
fraud by abuse of position
ⓘ
fraud by failing to disclose information ⓘ fraud by false representation ⓘ liability of company officers for fraudulent business ⓘ making or supplying articles for use in frauds ⓘ obtaining services dishonestly ⓘ participating in fraudulent business carried on by a sole trader ⓘ possession of articles for use in frauds ⓘ |
| definesFraudByAbuseOfPositionIn | Section 4 ⓘ |
| definesFraudByFailingToDiscloseInformationIn | Section 3 ⓘ |
| definesFraudByFalseRepresentationIn | Section 2 ⓘ |
| definesGeneralOffenceOfFraudIn | Section 1 ⓘ |
| definesObtainingServicesDishonestlyIn | Section 11 ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept | dishonest intent to make a gain or cause a loss ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Home Office ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, criminal liability for fraud and obtaining services dishonestly. ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to create a general offence of fraud
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to create offences relating to obtaining services dishonestly ⓘ to modernise and consolidate previous fraud-related offences ⓘ to reform the law of fraud ⓘ |
| region |
United Kingdom (excluding Scotland for most provisions)
ⓘ
linked to:
England and Wales
|
| repealedLegislation |
Theft Act 1968 provisions relating to deception offences
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Theft Act 1978 provisions relating to deception offences ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2006-11-08 ⓘ |
| section |
Section 1
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Section 11 ⓘ Section 12 ⓘ Section 2 ⓘ Section 3 ⓘ Section 4 ⓘ Section 6 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 9 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Fraud Act 2006 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
dishonesty
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fraud ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fraud Act 2006 Description of subject: The Fraud Act 2006 is a key UK statute that modernised and consolidated the law on fraud by creating a general offence of fraud and related crimes such as obtaining services dishonestly.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.