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Building a case for a change: Tackling fraud with AI

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22 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Building a case for a change: Tackling fraud with AI

Investing in counter-fraud technologies can help address financial mismanagement and optimise spending

Who is responsible for preventing fraud and error? A simple but vital question

17 Apr Coronavirus

Who is responsible for preventing fraud and error? A simple but vital question

Joshua Reddaway, director of fraud and propriety at the National Audit Office, considers lessons from two recent NAO reports where fraud was found in schemes delivered through others

Cabinet Office signs up Deloitte to help departments tackle fraud

16 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Cabinet Office signs up Deloitte to help departments tackle fraud

Consultancy firm will support new pilot Public Sector Fraud Authority Enforcement Unit

DWP hails convictions in £54m Universal Credit fraud case

12 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

DWP hails convictions in £54m Universal Credit fraud case

Five plead guilty over London 'benefit factories' that generated thousands of false claims

Failure to regulate 'number spoofing' a national scandal, TV expert says

26 Mar Digital, Data & Technology

Failure to regulate 'number spoofing' a national scandal, TV expert says

Scam Interceptors co-presenter says government needs to make more use of diplomatic channels to shut down overseas-based operations

FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud

26 Mar Foreign Affairs

FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud

Watchdog blames departmental merger, Covid and new IT system for fuelling increased risks

Delving under the surface – how government can save billions by tackling fraud and error

21 Mar Commercial

Delving under the surface – how government can save billions by tackling fraud and error

The National Audit Office is increasingly focusing on how government is tackling fraud and error and, as the NAO's director of fraud and propriety Joshua Reddaway argues, billions could be saved by getting this right

VIDEO: HMRC's counter fraud chief Richard Las on the changing nature of economic crime

13 Mar Economy

VIDEO: HMRC's counter fraud chief Richard Las on the changing nature of economic crime

To mark the launch of CSW's Counter Fraud Zone, we speak exclusively to Richard Las, director of HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service

Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption

12 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption

Public Accounts Committee chair questions commitments to transparency and flags "vagueness" on investment for recovery work

Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office

07 Mar Security & Defence

Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office

Jeffrey Cook pocketed kickbacks worth at least £70,000 in exchange for defence contracts whilst he was an MoD civil servant

Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive

04 Mar Civil Service Reform

Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive

Chancellor announces drive to save £1.8bn by 2029 ahead of this week's Spring Budget

Departments ‘must act now’ to prevent fraud in future emergencies

08 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Departments ‘must act now’ to prevent fraud in future emergencies

“By the time an emergency has started, it is usually too late to take all the steps needed," NAO report warns

Now is the time to learn lessons about maintaining standards in an emergency

08 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Now is the time to learn lessons about maintaining standards in an emergency

The NAO's review to learn lessons from spending during an emergency was extensive. Here are the key takeaways for government

DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud

16 Jan Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud

Perm sec Peter Schofield tells MPs he doubts department can get back to pre-pandemic levels by 2027-28

DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce

09 Oct 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce

Department recruits for 600 fraud-and-error officers who will work at Swindon complex

DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels

22 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels

Peter Schofield unpacks department’s 5%-a-year assumption for growth in dodgy claims

Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn

08 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn

Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says

Serious Fraud Office recruits ex-Met Police assistant commissioner as new director

07 Jul 2023 HR

Serious Fraud Office recruits ex-Met Police assistant commissioner as new director

Nick Ephgrave will join the department in September, taking over from Lisa Osofsky

Officials aren’t ‘reluctant’ to tackle fraud and corruption, Chisholm says

16 May 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Officials aren’t ‘reluctant’ to tackle fraud and corruption, Chisholm says

Cabinet Office perm sec tells MPs National Audit Office allegation is “not his experience”

Home Office rapped for ‘disappointing’ fraud failings

04 Apr 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Home Office rapped for ‘disappointing’ fraud failings

MPs voice litany of concerns over coordination of national efforts to combat major strand of crime

NAO sounds alarm over surging fraud levels in government spending

30 Mar 2023 Finance

NAO sounds alarm over surging fraud levels in government spending

Watchdog says losses hit £21bn in 2020-22 and warns public confidence in the integrity of services is at risk

Government bolsters counter-fraud profession with skills-focused strategy

03 Mar 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Government bolsters counter-fraud profession with skills-focused strategy

Strategy aims to increase capability of government staff who work on protecting public services from fraud

DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging

17 Nov 2022 Economics

DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging

Autumn Statement brings £300m for recruitment drive – but departments will be told to find savings elsewhere

Home Office ‘not leading effective cross-government strategy to tackle fraud’

15 Nov 2022 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Home Office ‘not leading effective cross-government strategy to tackle fraud’

Watchdog says department still does not understand full scale of the issue five years after it called for urgent action

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