A Grapevine report
On 2 September police and the DHSS mounted their biggest ever operation against social security fraud. In a film shot in the weeks following that event, those involved - claimants, probation officers, solicitors and journalists-question the way in which the operation and the courts were handled. Those involved with the homeless and unemployed also question whether large-scale attacks on petty fraud confront the real issues. Subsequently, the DHSS office in Oxford has been on strike over staffing cuts, and the system itself is in crisis.
Professionals and claimants meet in the studio to discuss the long-term implications of The Oxfraud Incident.
Producer PETER LEE-WRIGHT COMMUNITY PROGRAMME UNIT (Postponed from 2 October)