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16 Oct 20
HMRC needs to make fundamental changes to how it collects tax, as compliance is expected to drop as a result of Covid-19, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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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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13 Oct 20
The Welsh spending watchdog has warned councils of a significant increase in risk from fraud due to Covid-19, after uncovering £8m of fraud or overpayment over the past two years.
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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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29 Sep 20
The work of the National Anti-Fraud Network has helped local authorities prevent millions of pounds of fraud throughout the pandemic, says Mark Astley.
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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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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.
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8 Sep 20
Up to £3.5bn may have been paid out in incorrect or fraudulent claims under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the government has said.
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24 Aug 20
The government has rejected more than 30,000 claims under its furlough scheme, it has confirmed, with many believed to be fraudulent.
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24 Aug 20
Emails purporting to be from public bodies make up half of the top 10 Covid-19-related scams, according to the body representing UK banking and finance bodies.
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24 Aug 20
Fraudsters have looked to exploit the current pandemic. Public sector bodies need to raise their game and learn from others, says Welsh auditor general Adrian Crompton.
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21 Jul 20
John Tizard calls for a moratorium on Covid-related government procurement without Parliamentary approval until questions on process are resolved.
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17 Jul 20
The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
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13 Jul 20
Up to £7.9bn of public money could be lost to fraud in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has claimed.
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10 Jul 20
The Department for Work and Pensions has made “poor progress” in reducing fraud and error in the administration of Universal Credit, according to the National Audit Office.
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19 Jun 20
CIPFA’s head of counter-fraud policy and strategy Laura Hough explains the take-home messages from MHCLG’s review into the risks of local government procurement fraud.
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16 Jun 20
Emergency circumstances can exacerbate the risk of fraud, bribery and corruption, and potentially prevent funding from achieving maximum impact, warns CIPFA's Laura Hough.
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9 Jun 20
A government review into the risks of fraud and corruption in local government procurement has called for councils to make fraud-awareness training mandatory, after a majority of respondents conceded...
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4 Jun 20
West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year – resulting in a saving of £240,362, according to figures from the authority.
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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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22 May 20
It is feared that as much as £1.5bn may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in recent weeks, according to a report from the BBC.
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5 May 20
St Albans City and District Council says it is making “good progress” in tackling fraud, after adopting new technology to identity residents who are potentially abusing council tax discounts for...
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31 Mar 20
Almost two thirds (64%) of senior local council workers believe fraud is a major risk to local authorities, with the threat intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research from CIPFA.
16 Oct 20HMRC needs to make fundamental changes to how it collects tax, as compliance is expected to drop as a result of Covid-19, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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...
16 Oct 20John Penrose, the government’s anti-corruption champion, on how the government is tackling scammers looking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic.
13 Oct 20The Welsh spending watchdog has warned councils of a significant increase in risk from fraud due to Covid-19, after uncovering £8m of fraud or overpayment over the past two years.
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.
29 Sep 20The work of the National Anti-Fraud Network has helped local authorities prevent millions of pounds of fraud throughout the pandemic, says Mark Astley.
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.
17 Sep 20More than 100 councils in England have reported fraudulent claims for Covid-19 grants since the introduction of the emergency measures, according to a report.
8 Sep 20Up to £3.5bn may have been paid out in incorrect or fraudulent claims under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the government has said.
24 Aug 20The government has rejected more than 30,000 claims under its furlough scheme, it has confirmed, with many believed to be fraudulent.
24 Aug 20Emails purporting to be from public bodies make up half of the top 10 Covid-19-related scams, according to the body representing UK banking and finance bodies.
24 Aug 20Fraudsters have looked to exploit the current pandemic. Public sector bodies need to raise their game and learn from others, says Welsh auditor general Adrian Crompton.
21 Jul 20John Tizard calls for a moratorium on Covid-related government procurement without Parliamentary approval until questions on process are resolved.
17 Jul 20The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
13 Jul 20Up to £7.9bn of public money could be lost to fraud in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has claimed.
10 Jul 20The Department for Work and Pensions has made “poor progress” in reducing fraud and error in the administration of Universal Credit, according to the National Audit Office.
16 Jun 20Emergency circumstances can exacerbate the risk of fraud, bribery and corruption, and potentially prevent funding from achieving maximum impact, warns CIPFA's Laura Hough.
4 Jun 20West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year – resulting in a saving of £240,362, according to figures from the authority.
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