The National Fraud Initiative has saved the government more than £300m across the UK over the past two financial years – a record since the exercise began.
A series of aid programmes will be set up to stem the flow of money obtained unlawfully or immorally in developing countries, the UK government has announced.
CIPFA head Rob Whiteman provides the first of our regular columns on fraud, looking at how countering this crime requires collaboration and should be a strategic priority.
Public sector bodies should protect themselves against the potential of highly costly fraud attacks, says ‘white collar’ crime solicitor Rahman Ravelli.
The police’s response to online fraud across England and Wales is inconsistent and forces need to ensure it is a priority, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.
The government is not doing enough to tackle online fraud despite it costing businesses £144bn and individuals £10bn in 2016, according to the National Audit Office.
The government has called on councils and other public sector bodies to join the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud Initiative after a review found it had saved almost £200m in two years.
Housing benefit overpayments are more likely to be identified when residents receive a separate communication written in clear language, a study conducted by five English councils and Capita suggests.
The cost of fraud is far higher than previous estimates, and procurement accounts for most of this. With cuts to internal audit and procurement teams focused on savings, local authorities need all...
Foreign companies in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Afghanistan are to be forced to reveal their true owners following today’s Anti-Corruption Summit in London.
CIPFA has today launched a new anti-corruption qualification that will help boost defences against bribery across both public sector organisations and businesses.
A forthcoming report by the Electoral Reform Society is to raise concerns that local authorities dominated by a single political party appear more prone to corruption than councils where there is a...
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has said the government’s decision to send commissioners into Tower Hamlets has been justified after mayor Lutfur Rahman was found guilty of electoral...
Serco’s losses should be a wake-up call for both outsourcers and politicians. We need a review of the impact of and conditions for successful public sector outsourcing.
CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Centre is to work with BAE Systems to compile its global risk register and develop new ways for public bodies to detect cases of fraud.
