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17 Sep 21
Fraud accounted for almost half of the tax lost in 2019-20, which is a much bigger problem than previously thought, a think tank has said.
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13 Sep 21
Two senior officers at a borough council have been found guilty of creating a fake worker to defraud more than £40,000 from the authority.
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25 Aug 21
A government anti-fraud programme has detected or prevented more than £2bn since it was set up 25 years ago, according to ministers.
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13 Aug 21
Two companies that targeted 41 councils with fraudulent Covid-19 grant claims have been wound up after High Court hearings.
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27 Jul 21
The failure of the London Borough of Lambeth to set a local tax rate during the 1980s directly contributed to sexual abuse in its children's homes, a critical report said.
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11 Jun 21
Police have made three arrests in relation to the financial management of a company owned by a local authority in the south of England.
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28 May 21
Amendments to international reporting standards proposed this week will see auditors demand more involvement with councils' processes for identifying fraud, an expert told PF.
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25 May 21
A two-person fraud team prevented £296,000 of fraud at a West Midlands council in 2020-21, a rise around 70% on the previous year.
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22 Apr 21
Emergency coronavirus contracts totalling £3.7bn raised “red flags” meriting further investigation, according to advocacy group Transparency International.
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29 Mar 21
Northampton Borough Council has demanded that the wife of former Northampton Town FC co-chairman David Cardoza repays £418,000 to the council or sell her property.
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17 Mar 21
A revenue finance officer redirected more than £60,000 from the local authority she worked for to pay off her credit card bills.
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23 Feb 21
UK councils’ efforts to tackle grant fraud are being hampered by the reallocation of resources to support efforts to respond to Covid-19, according to analysis from CIPFA.
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22 Feb 21
The government has launched a consultation on extending the use of shared data collected by the National Fraud Initiative in a move it says could save the public sector £10m a year.
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18 Feb 21
Fraud hitting the public sector should be treated as a national security issue, a think tank has warned.
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5 Feb 21
Help is at hand for local authorities looking to increase their anti-fraud capabilities, says Heidi Loren de Sousa, manager of CIPFA's Counter Fraud Apprenticeship programme.
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23 Oct 20
Government schemes to protect jobs and support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic risk considerable levels of fraud and error, particularly the furlough scheme, according to the National Audit...
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23 Oct 20
Brexit could lead to a lowering in fraud prevention standards, according to the head of counter fraud and investigation at the Government Internal Audit Agency.
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20 Oct 20
NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services Team has been awarded the Outstanding Proactive Fraud Detection and Recovery Award at Public Finance Live 2020.
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16 Oct 20
Payment errors and benefit fraud hit their highest-ever level in 2019-2020, prior to the full coronavirus lockdown, according to a National Audit Office report into the Department for Work and...
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16 Oct 20
John Penrose, the government’s anti-corruption champion, on how the government is tackling scammers looking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic.
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7 Oct 20
As much as £26bn paid out under the government-backed Bounce Back Loan Scheme could be lost to fraud or default, according to the National Audit Office.
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21 Sep 20
As in any crisis, financial criminals have exploited Covid-19 for their own gain, repurposing tried and tested fraud techniques. It is crucial that public finance professionals are well informed to...
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21 Sep 20
HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year than it did in the same period in 2019 – a drop of more than half.
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21 Sep 20
Democratic commitment to transparency and accountability is more important than ever in the face of extreme economic shocks, writes CIPFA’s Mohamed Hans.
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17 Sep 20
More than 100 councils in England have reported fraudulent claims for Covid-19 grants since the introduction of the emergency measures, according to a report.
17 Sep 21Fraud accounted for almost half of the tax lost in 2019-20, which is a much bigger problem than previously thought, a think tank has said.
13 Sep 21Two senior officers at a borough council have been found guilty of creating a fake worker to defraud more than £40,000 from the authority.
25 Aug 21A government anti-fraud programme has detected or prevented more than £2bn since it was set up 25 years ago, according to ministers.
13 Aug 21Two companies that targeted 41 councils with fraudulent Covid-19 grant claims have been wound up after High Court hearings.
27 Jul 21The failure of the London Borough of Lambeth to set a local tax rate during the 1980s directly contributed to sexual abuse in its children's homes, a critical report said.
28 May 21Amendments to international reporting standards proposed this week will see auditors demand more involvement with councils' processes for identifying fraud, an expert told PF.
25 May 21A two-person fraud team prevented £296,000 of fraud at a West Midlands council in 2020-21, a rise around 70% on the previous year.
22 Apr 21Emergency coronavirus contracts totalling £3.7bn raised “red flags” meriting further investigation, according to advocacy group Transparency International.
29 Mar 21Northampton Borough Council has demanded that the wife of former Northampton Town FC co-chairman David Cardoza repays £418,000 to the council or sell her property.
23 Feb 21UK councils’ efforts to tackle grant fraud are being hampered by the reallocation of resources to support efforts to respond to Covid-19, according to analysis from CIPFA.
22 Feb 21The government has launched a consultation on extending the use of shared data collected by the National Fraud Initiative in a move it says could save the public sector £10m a year.
18 Feb 21Fraud hitting the public sector should be treated as a national security issue, a think tank has warned.
23 Oct 20Government schemes to protect jobs and support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic risk considerable levels of fraud and error, particularly the furlough scheme, according to the National Audit...
23 Oct 20Brexit could lead to a lowering in fraud prevention standards, according to the head of counter fraud and investigation at the Government Internal Audit Agency.
20 Oct 20NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services Team has been awarded the Outstanding Proactive Fraud Detection and Recovery Award at Public Finance Live 2020.
16 Oct 20Payment errors and benefit fraud hit their highest-ever level in 2019-2020, prior to the full coronavirus lockdown, according to a National Audit Office report into the Department for Work and...
7 Oct 20As much as £26bn paid out under the government-backed Bounce Back Loan Scheme could be lost to fraud or default, according to the National Audit Office.
21 Sep 20HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year than it did in the same period in 2019 – a drop of more than half.
21 Sep 20Democratic commitment to transparency and accountability is more important than ever in the face of extreme economic shocks, writes CIPFA’s Mohamed Hans.
