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6 Mar 17
Nearly half of crime in the UK involves computers, which has both trust and financial implications. A good strategy is essential
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23 Feb 17
The Cabinet Office has unveiled a new set of counter fraud standards and competencies that will help professionalise the practice and assist public servants to protect national resources.
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9 Feb 17
Fraud could be having a bigger affect on the aid budget than recorded figures suggest, auditors have warned.
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9 Feb 17
Bid-rigging drives up contract costs, cheating buyers into paying more than they should. But procurers can detect the tricks and frustrate this practice
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4 Nov 16
New laws currently under consideration in the UK could eliminate the country's role in global corruption as a hotbed of ill-gotten cash and assets, experts have told PF International.
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4 Nov 16
The government has called on councils and other public sector bodies to join the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud Initiative after a review found it had saved almost £200m in two years.
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27 Sep 16
Housing benefit overpayments are more likely to be identified when residents receive a separate communication written in clear language, a study conducted by five English councils and Capita suggests.
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14 Sep 16
Innovative approaches and collaborations to tackle public sector fraud have been recognised at the inaugural Government Counter Fraud Awards.
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10 Aug 16
CIPFA 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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20 Jul 16
Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National Fraud Initiative, it has been announced.
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11 Jul 16
Cases of fraud worth £271m were detected or prevented by local authorities in 2015/16, according to figures released by CIPFA today.
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21 Jun 16
The cost of fraud is far higher than previous estimates, and procurement accounts for most of this. With cuts to internal audit and procurement teams focused on savings, local authorities need all...
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26 May 16
Any grant-awarding body can be subject to fraud, which may damage service delivery and public trust. Putting safeguards in place can help to protect against this
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17 May 16
Government auditors have said the police should investigate an alleged fraud over Thanet District Council’s use of a European Union grant.
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12 May 16
Foreign companies in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Afghanistan are to be forced to reveal their true owners following today’s Anti-Corruption Summit in London.
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12 May 16
CIPFA has today launched a new anti-corruption qualification that will help boost defences against bribery across both public sector organisations and businesses.
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11 Apr 16
The government has launched a cross-Whitehall taskforce to investigate 700 leads on possible tax evasion following the publication of leaked papers from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca.
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23 Mar 16
Local government minister Marcus Jones and the CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre have today set out recommendations to help local authorities tackle fraud, which is estimated to cost councils £2.1bn a...
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11 Mar 16
MPs have criticised the lack of government action to encourage and support whistleblowers in Whitehall and urged the Cabinet Office to do more to create the right environment for people to come...
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2 Mar 16
Money laundering often presents itself as pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. It’s only when the whole jigsaw is assembled that the picture becomes obvious
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24 Feb 16
There is a large disparity between the level of fraud and error reported by government and what might actually be occurring, auditors have warned.
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29 Jan 16
Future digital security risks have to be anticipated and planned for now, so that digital defences and skilled security professionals are in place
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17 Dec 15
Revenue & Customs loses an estimated £16bn each year due to tax evasion and fraud through the hidden economy and criminal attacks, according to a National Audit Office report today.
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28 Oct 15
Failures in tackling fraud and error in the benefits and tax credit systems remain prevalent, with combined underpayments and overpayments in excess of £47bn in 2013/14, the Public Accounts...
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20 Oct 15
Online criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated, and are targeting public sector organisations, with fraud and identity theft in mind
6 Mar 17Nearly half of crime in the UK involves computers, which has both trust and financial implications. A good strategy is essential
23 Feb 17The Cabinet Office has unveiled a new set of counter fraud standards and competencies that will help professionalise the practice and assist public servants to protect national resources.
9 Feb 17Fraud could be having a bigger affect on the aid budget than recorded figures suggest, auditors have warned.
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
4 Nov 16New laws currently under consideration in the UK could eliminate the country's role in global corruption as a hotbed of ill-gotten cash and assets, experts have told PF International.
4 Nov 16The government has called on councils and other public sector bodies to join the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud Initiative after a review found it had saved almost £200m in two years.
20 Jul 16Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National Fraud Initiative, it has been announced.
21 Jun 16The cost of fraud is far higher than previous estimates, and procurement accounts for most of this. With cuts to internal audit and procurement teams focused on savings, local authorities need all...
26 May 16Any grant-awarding body can be subject to fraud, which may damage service delivery and public trust. Putting safeguards in place can help to protect against this
17 May 16Government auditors have said the police should investigate an alleged fraud over Thanet District Council’s use of a European Union grant.
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.
11 Apr 16The government has launched a cross-Whitehall taskforce to investigate 700 leads on possible tax evasion following the publication of leaked papers from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca.
11 Mar 16MPs have criticised the lack of government action to encourage and support whistleblowers in Whitehall and urged the Cabinet Office to do more to create the right environment for people to come...
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
29 Jan 16Future digital security risks have to be anticipated and planned for now, so that digital defences and skilled security professionals are in place
17 Dec 15Revenue & Customs loses an estimated £16bn each year due to tax evasion and fraud through the hidden economy and criminal attacks, according to a National Audit Office report today.
28 Oct 15Failures in tackling fraud and error in the benefits and tax credit systems remain prevalent, with combined underpayments and overpayments in excess of £47bn in 2013/14, the Public Accounts...
20 Oct 15Online criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated, and are targeting public sector organisations, with fraud and identity theft in mind
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