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New cyber crime team to take on fraudsters
A new cyber crime team to tackle tax fraud by organised criminals more proactively has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The newly-created specialist cyber crime team will protect the...
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Charity Commission: Charities must protect themselves against fraud
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities, is leading a joint call for charities to protect themselves better against fraud and financial crime, in response to the National Fraud...
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New strategy revealed to tackle fraud
A new strategy has been unveiled to help councils hit back against fraudsters and prevent losses of over £2bn a year. The strategy – ‘Fighting Fraud Locally’ – provides a blueprint to better equip...
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Council detects over £1m of fraud
An unprecedented level of fraud has been detected by the East Dunbartonshire Council benefit fraud team. More than £1m worth of fraud was discovered in the last financial year. The Council’s team of...
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Investigation launched over London borough voter fraud
Scotland Yard has launched a formal investigation into claims of voter fraud in a London borough. Allegations of postal vote harvesting in the borough of Tower Hamlets are being probed by police after...
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Former energy procurement chief jailed for £2m fraud
Ross Knowles, the former head of energy procurement at Kent County Council, has been jailed for seven years for fraud of £2m. As head of energy procurement within the Local Authorities South East...
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Dental contract system loses over £70m to fraud
Under the current dental contract system an estimated £70m was lost to fraud in a single year, the Government has announced. Figures published by NHS Protect, the organisational lead on tackling and...
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Eighth person arrested in connection with A4e fraud
A woman has been arrested in connection with the allegations of fraud which have been levelled at welfare-to-work company A4e. She is the eighth person to be detained in connection with the...
View ArticlePreventing fraud in contracted employment programmes
Reported fraud in Employment Programmes is low despite past flaws such as in the New Deal. New improvement controls are better, yet risks remain. To view the report, click here.
View ArticleNational fraud-busting initiative on course to exceed £1 billion payback to...
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI), a sophisticated data matching system, has already helped to identify £939 million worth of fraud, overpayment or error across UK public bodies since it began 16...
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£38m carbon credits VAT fraud gang jailed
Following a three-year investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a criminal gang who carried out a £38m VAT fraud through a complex chain of fraudulent trades, three men have been jailed for...
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Fighting fraud?
By Morven MacNeil, GO Content Editor The Northern Ireland Audit Office has issued a report on the latest outcomes from the National Fraud Initiative (NFI). In the current economic climate, with...
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Queen’s Counsel faces VAT fraud charges
HM Revenue and Customs has been advised by prosecutor for the CPS Central Fraud Division, Keri Ashworth-Beaumont, that charges should be brought against Rohan Anthony Pershad QC on allegations of...
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£10m fraud trial results in guilty verdict
Three people have been convicted at Bradford Crown Court having been found guilty of fraud which involved targeting UK investors and ex-pats in Majorca as part of a ‘Ponzi scheme’. Guilty verdicts have...
View ArticleAudit Commission report on council’s tackling fraud
Protecting the Public Purse 2012 (PPP2012) focuses on the continual progress by local government to protect taxpayers by fighting fraud. It has been written for the benefit of elected members,...
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Councils becoming more efficient at detecting fraud – Audit Commission
A report released by the Audit Commission states that English councils are targeting their investigative resources more efficiently and effectively. Results show that councils detected more than...
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£9.5m crackdown on social housing cheats
Housing Minister Mark Prisk has announced a multi-million pound boost to council-led efforts to combat social housing fraud and ensure homes go to those who truly need them. Fraudsters who live...
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Public and private sector must grasp seriousness of fraud – new report
The UK is losing some £85.3bn to fraud every year according to a new report, published by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP. The report – Financial Cost of Fraud Report 2013 – one of the...
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LGA responds to ‘Public Purse’ report
The Local Government Association (LGA) has commented on the Audit Commission’s new report – Protecting the Public Purse 2013: Fighting Fraud against Local Government. The report highlights that £178m...
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Jobseekers payment fraud and error cut
Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support fraud and error overpayments are at their lowest recorded levels, having fallen by £130m in a year. New figures show fraud and error in the benefits system...
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