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26 May 20
CIPFA’s latest research into the views of public finance professionals, Perspectives of Fraud, Insights from Local Government, reveals four key areas to consider when tackling fraud.
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16 Dec 19
Two former senior officials from the outsourcing firm Serco have been charged with fraud over an electronic tagging contract with the Ministry of Justice, following an investigation by the Serious...
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24 Jul 19
The UK’s fraud watchdog has won nearly £23m from an outsourcing company over a scandal involving erroneous electronic tagging of offenders.
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4 Jul 19
Phone calls are one of the most popular ways for fraudsters to make contact with their victims but, together, law enforcement and businesses can fight back, writes City of London Police commander...
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29 Apr 19
The quango that investigates and prosecutes serious fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland needs to be more focused and speed up.
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25 Mar 19
The success of HMRC’s scheme stopping alcohol fraud before it starts was recognised by the Government Counter Fraud Awards this year, PF highlights.
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9 Nov 17
Accountants from across the globe consider misspending grant to be the top public sector fraud risk, according to research co-released by CIPFA today.
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30 Jun 17
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.
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26 Feb 15
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.
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11 Nov 14
CIPFA is to launch a Global Fraud Risk Register to help public sectors across the world improve efforts to tackle fraud threats, and to identify and react to emerging problems.
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11 Jun 14
The Audit Commission’s National Fraud Initiative uncovered £229m of incorrect and dishonestly obtained payments across the UK public sector in the last two years, according to figures published today...