The deception required as an element of the offence of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, could be constituted by acquiescence, where there could properly be said to be a continuing representation, under which the person deceived had acted. The defendant had obtained a grant for his mother’s house whilst she was alive to assist her living there, but the grant would start only after she died. He had said nothing to suggest the grant might no longer be appropriate.
Citations:
Gazette 17-Nov-1999, Times 10-Nov-1999, [1999] EWCA Crim 2250, [2000] 1 Cr App Rep 242, [2000] Crim LR 192, 164 JP 121
Links:
Statutes:
Theft Act 1968, Theft Act 1978 1(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.464839
