Articles tagged with: counter fraud
How civil servants can overcome the challenges to managing risks in government
15 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
How civil servants can overcome the challenges to managing risks in government
Risk management is fundamental to delivering resilient and effective public services, argues the National Audit Office's Russell Heppleston
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
04 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
In this series, CSW provides a guide to professions and functions across the civil service. Each briefing looks at a different group, offering a glimpse at what they do and how they work with other parts of government
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
18 Oct Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
Public Sector Fraud Authority chief executive Mark Cheeseman speaks to Tevye Markson about improving cross-government capability, tackling insider fraud and modernising counter-fraud work
Eyes on the prize: How DWP can better tackle benefits fraud and error
03 Sep Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Eyes on the prize: How DWP can better tackle benefits fraud and error
DWP can do more to understand how fraud and error gets into the benefits system, and what can be done to tackle it
DWP beats counter-fraud target by £50m
14 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP beats counter-fraud target by £50m
Update confirms plan to use temporary staff to fill 2,500 roles reviewing Universal Credit claims
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
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