CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre
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9 Feb 17Bid-rigging drives up contract costs, cheating buyers into paying more than they should. But procurers can detect the tricks and frustrate this practice -
14 Sep 16Innovative approaches and collaborations to tackle public sector fraud have been recognised at the inaugural Government Counter Fraud Awards. -
10 Aug 16CIPFA is to provide data analytics services to the London Counter Fraud Hub to help tackle unpaid council tax, illegal property letting and unpaid business rates across the capital.
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12 May 16CIPFA has today launched a new anti-corruption qualification that will help boost defences against bribery across both public sector organisations and businesses. -
2 Mar 16Money laundering often presents itself as pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. It’s only when the whole jigsaw is assembled that the picture becomes obvious -
15 Jul 15CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Centre has launched a whistleblowing course to support public sector staff in efforts to tackle fraud and misconduct at work. -
5 May 15When it comes to countering fraud and other harmful, high-risk behaviours, such as corruption, money laundering, asset misappropriation and cyber-crime, organisations need to ensure their staff have... -
1 May 15The first cohort of trainees has completed CIPFA’s Counter Fraud Specialist qualification.
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26 Feb 15CIPFA’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. -
26 Jan 15Councils could save up to £10bn by the end of the decade through smarter and more collaborative use of technology and data, the Policy Exchange think-tank has claimed. -
11 Nov 14CIPFA 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. -
22 Oct 14English councils’ fraud detection rate is the highest in 25 years, according to the Audit Commission.
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21 Oct 14CIPFA has launched a new code of practice on counter-fraud to support good practice in public sector governance.
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18 Jul 14CIPFA has launched a new national Counter Fraud Centre to lead and co-ordinate the fight against fraud and corruption across the public sector.
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2 Jul 14A £16m fund to help councils tackle fraud has been launched by Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles at today’s CIPFA annual conference. -
11 Jun 14The 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...
