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2 Nov 18
HM Revenue and Customs is struggling to control tax credit fraud and the “cracks are showing”, MPs have said.
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25 Oct 18
Today we are launching a new fraud bulletin bringing you the very best of the UK and international content on our websites from the past month.
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25 Oct 18
With eight award categories to enter into, counter fraud professionals from across government are being encouraged to get their nominations in now.
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23 Oct 18
The Wales Audit Office has uncovered £5.4m of fraud and overpayments across public services in Wales over the last two years.
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23 Oct 18
The UK government has launched an international initiative to crack down on corruption by “giving criminals nowhere to hide”.
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16 Oct 18
The number of cases of fraud prevented or detected by local authorities went up in 2017-18 while the value was a little lower, CIPFA has revealed.
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16 Oct 18
Police officers should be seconded to tech firms to learn how forces can reduce fraud, an industry group has recommended.
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9 Oct 18
The UK will become a “global leader” in fraud prevention by launching a public sector counter fraud profession, the government has announced.
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5 Oct 18
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has written to the chief executive of HM Revenue & Customs concerned only a “fraction” of online fraud VAT was being clawed back.
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1 Oct 18
The Disclosure and Barring Service has announced a crackdown on fraud around employment background checks.
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3 Sep 18
Wrongful benefit payments increased to £3.8bn last year, official government figures have shown.
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31 Aug 18
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.
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31 Aug 18
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.
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28 Aug 18
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.
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28 Aug 18
Councils are taking earlier enforcement action to collect unpaid business rates as they become increasingly reliant on this income, real estate advisors have claimed.
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14 Aug 18
Rolling out voter identification measures at a general election could cost up to £20m, government figures have revealed.
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31 Jul 18
The government will later this year launch a set of common standards for counter-fraud professionals working in Whitehall.
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17 Jul 18
Councils will take Barclays bank to court over controversial LOBO loans amid accusations of fraud, it has been revealed.
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3 Jul 18
Tax enforcement bodies from five countries across the world have joined forces to battle against international tax crime and money laundering.
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16 May 18
Public sector bodies should protect themselves against the potential of highly costly fraud attacks, says ‘white collar’ crime solicitor Rahman Ravelli.
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7 Dec 17
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.
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27 Nov 17
The pioneering London Counter Fraud Hub has uncovered far more cases of potential fraud than anticipated, early results show.
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27 Nov 17
A public register of liability orders for council tax would benefit both councils and citizens, says Malcolm Hurlston, chair of Registry Trust.
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23 Nov 17
CIPFA’s local authority fraud tracker shows that councils are concentrating on higher value fraud, and housing tops the list.
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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.
2 Nov 18HM Revenue and Customs is struggling to control tax credit fraud and the “cracks are showing”, MPs have said.
25 Oct 18Today we are launching a new fraud bulletin bringing you the very best of the UK and international content on our websites from the past month.
25 Oct 18With eight award categories to enter into, counter fraud professionals from across government are being encouraged to get their nominations in now.
23 Oct 18The Wales Audit Office has uncovered £5.4m of fraud and overpayments across public services in Wales over the last two years.
23 Oct 18The UK government has launched an international initiative to crack down on corruption by “giving criminals nowhere to hide”.
16 Oct 18The number of cases of fraud prevented or detected by local authorities went up in 2017-18 while the value was a little lower, CIPFA has revealed.
16 Oct 18Police officers should be seconded to tech firms to learn how forces can reduce fraud, an industry group has recommended.
9 Oct 18The UK will become a “global leader” in fraud prevention by launching a public sector counter fraud profession, the government has announced.
5 Oct 18The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has written to the chief executive of HM Revenue & Customs concerned only a “fraction” of online fraud VAT was being clawed back.
3 Sep 18Wrongful benefit payments increased to £3.8bn last year, official government figures have shown.
31 Aug 18A 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.
28 Aug 18Councils are taking earlier enforcement action to collect unpaid business rates as they become increasingly reliant on this income, real estate advisors have claimed.
14 Aug 18Rolling out voter identification measures at a general election could cost up to £20m, government figures have revealed.
17 Jul 18Councils will take Barclays bank to court over controversial LOBO loans amid accusations of fraud, it has been revealed.
3 Jul 18Tax enforcement bodies from five countries across the world have joined forces to battle against international tax crime and money laundering.
27 Nov 17The pioneering London Counter Fraud Hub has uncovered far more cases of potential fraud than anticipated, early results show.
27 Nov 17A public register of liability orders for council tax would benefit both councils and citizens, says Malcolm Hurlston, chair of Registry Trust.
