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8 Oct 19
A former NHS manager has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds or face an extension to his prison sentence, following a fraud investigation.
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4 Oct 19
The government is facing calls to halt its ‘loan charge’ policy introduced to reclaim about £3.2bn of avoided tax, after it was linked to seven suicides.
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3 Oct 19
The UK has made some serious inroads into reducing economic crime. A new public-private partnership is the next stage in the process, writes QC Michael Ellis.
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23 Sep 19
An inquiry into VAT fraud is set to be launched by MPs, who fear the billion- pound issue could become worse after Brexit.
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18 Sep 19
Fraud costs NHS England an estimated £1.25bn a year, the service has revealed in a strategy document.
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13 Sep 19
False single person discount claims for council tax are the third most prevalent kind of fraud carried out by adults in the UK, according to research.
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30 Aug 19
The government has launched a review to discover the scale of Blue Badge fraud and find ways to tackle it.
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27 Aug 19
The time is ripe for the public sector to take advantage of private sector innovation designed to prevent fraud at source, says CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
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16 Aug 19
Staff working for the government-funded fraud reporting line mislead callers by saying their cases will be investigated when most are dismissed, an investigation by a national newspaper has suggested...
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2 Aug 19
Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities lost nearly £60m to benefit fraud last year.
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24 Jul 19
The UK’s fraud watchdog has won nearly £23m from an outsourcing company over a scandal involving erroneous electronic tagging of offenders.
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19 Jul 19
HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
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11 Jul 19
A change of culture is necessary to tackle public sector fraud and corruption, counter fraud experts have urged.
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5 Jul 19
Domestic fraud and corruption cases are going unnoticed, an anti-fraud group has warned.
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4 Jul 19
CIPFA’s upcoming financial management code will set the scene - but organisations will benefit to a far greater extent when this is seen as part of a wider cultural shift towards collective...
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4 Jul 19
Phone calls are one of the most popular ways for fraudsters to make contact with their victims but, together, law enforcement and businesses can fight back, writes City of London Police commander...
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24 Jun 19
Uncollected tax jumped to £35bn in the UK last year but campaigners have warned this figure “vastly underestimates” the scale of tax avoidance.
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24 Jun 19
The NHS has identified “ghost patient” fraud as a priority to cut out £127m worth of fraud in the health service.
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24 Jun 19
The government has swiftly brought in measures to stop a renewable energy sector VAT fraud - one of a range of scams costing EU states an estimated €50bn each year.
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11 Jun 19
Public services in Wales are at risk of losing up to £1bn a year as a result of fraud - but public bodies lack the resources to take effective action, auditors have warned.
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10 Jun 19
Local authorities have warned of a “new wave” of council tax scams offering bogus refunds or threatening fines.
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4 Jun 19
Technology developed by HMRC has reversed a growing trend of phone scamming, the government has said.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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24 May 19
A Department for Work and Pensions minister will investigate a fraudulent loan company that stole an applicant’s identity to apply for universal credit.
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14 May 19
The UK needs £2.7bn to tackle the “chronic and corrosive” blight of organised crime, the National Crime Agency has warned.
8 Oct 19A former NHS manager has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds or face an extension to his prison sentence, following a fraud investigation.
4 Oct 19The government is facing calls to halt its ‘loan charge’ policy introduced to reclaim about £3.2bn of avoided tax, after it was linked to seven suicides.
3 Oct 19The UK has made some serious inroads into reducing economic crime. A new public-private partnership is the next stage in the process, writes QC Michael Ellis.
23 Sep 19An inquiry into VAT fraud is set to be launched by MPs, who fear the billion- pound issue could become worse after Brexit.
18 Sep 19Fraud costs NHS England an estimated £1.25bn a year, the service has revealed in a strategy document.
13 Sep 19False single person discount claims for council tax are the third most prevalent kind of fraud carried out by adults in the UK, according to research.
30 Aug 19The government has launched a review to discover the scale of Blue Badge fraud and find ways to tackle it.
27 Aug 19The time is ripe for the public sector to take advantage of private sector innovation designed to prevent fraud at source, says CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
2 Aug 19Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities lost nearly £60m to benefit fraud last year.
24 Jul 19The UK’s fraud watchdog has won nearly £23m from an outsourcing company over a scandal involving erroneous electronic tagging of offenders.
19 Jul 19HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
11 Jul 19A change of culture is necessary to tackle public sector fraud and corruption, counter fraud experts have urged.
4 Jul 19CIPFA’s upcoming financial management code will set the scene - but organisations will benefit to a far greater extent when this is seen as part of a wider cultural shift towards collective...
4 Jul 19Phone calls are one of the most popular ways for fraudsters to make contact with their victims but, together, law enforcement and businesses can fight back, writes City of London Police commander...
24 Jun 19Uncollected tax jumped to £35bn in the UK last year but campaigners have warned this figure “vastly underestimates” the scale of tax avoidance.
24 Jun 19The NHS has identified “ghost patient” fraud as a priority to cut out £127m worth of fraud in the health service.
24 Jun 19The government has swiftly brought in measures to stop a renewable energy sector VAT fraud - one of a range of scams costing EU states an estimated €50bn each year.
10 Jun 19Local authorities have warned of a “new wave” of council tax scams offering bogus refunds or threatening fines.
4 Jun 19Technology developed by HMRC has reversed a growing trend of phone scamming, the government has said.
24 May 19A Department for Work and Pensions minister will investigate a fraudulent loan company that stole an applicant’s identity to apply for universal credit.
14 May 19The UK needs £2.7bn to tackle the “chronic and corrosive” blight of organised crime, the National Crime Agency has warned.
