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    Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Fraud, Error Debt & Grants news from Civil Service World
    Ex-minister rips into Treasury perm sec over fraud ‘complacency'
    10 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

    Ex-minister rips into Treasury perm sec over fraud ‘complacency'

    Department a “Dad’s Army operation” when it came to keeping criminals away from the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, says Agnew
    by Jim Dunton
    Public spending watchdog names eight ‘departments of concern’
    26 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Public spending watchdog names eight ‘departments of concern’
    BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
    19 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
    HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
    11 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
    A third of departments set to miss annual report deadline, Treasury says
    26 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    A third of departments set to miss annual report deadline, Treasury says
    2021-22 reports will include statements on the impact of the pandemic on departmental goals plus a fraud-and-error analysis of Covid schemes
    British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
    16 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
    Barclays boss tells MPs that HMRC could have given more anti-fraud help
    Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
    15 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
    Ex-minister says entire board of British Business Bank should be sacked for Bounce Back Loan failings
    Covid public inquiry hearings ‘will not begin until 2023 at the earliest’
    11 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Covid public inquiry hearings ‘will not begin until 2023 at the earliest’
    Revelation comes as inquiry chair puts draft terms of reference out to consultation
    HMRC looks ‘soft on fraud’ over billions of lost Covid support, MPs warn
    11 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC looks ‘soft on fraud’ over billions of lost Covid support, MPs warn
    Public Accounts Committee blasts lack of ambition as department expects to write off “at least £4bn” in furlough and SEISS payments
    A matter of tax: HMRC's Angela MacDonald on hubs, fraud and why she'd never leave Yorkshire Exclusive
    03 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    A matter of tax: HMRC's Angela MacDonald on hubs, fraud and why she'd never leave Yorkshire
    Second perm sec Angela MacDonald reflects on HMRC's role in the Covid response and EU transition, and what its massive office rationalisation programme means for levelling up
    Tension grows between Treasury and No.10 over blame for pandemic fraud
    27 Jan Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Tension grows between Treasury and No.10 over blame for pandemic fraud
    Chancellor denies "ignoring" billions in fraud after minister quits over failure to tackle the problem
    HMRC expects to recoup only a quarter of £6bn lost to Covid fraud and error
    18 Jan Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC expects to recoup only a quarter of £6bn lost to Covid fraud and error
    Department revises down estimate of taxpayers’ money it could get back by March 2023
    CMA chief exec announces plan to step down
    10 Jan Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    CMA chief exec announces plan to step down
    Andrea Coscelli will leave regulator at the end of July after six years as CEO
    'The last couple of years have had a science fiction feel': Gareth Davies on the NAO's Covid scrutiny and trials of remote work
    03 Jan Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    'The last couple of years have had a science fiction feel': Gareth Davies on the NAO's Covid scrutiny and trials of remote work
    2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The National Audit Office boss tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with new challenges
    Jim Harra: ‘Balancing HMRC’s priorities in 2021 felt like a high wire act’
    29 Dec 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Jim Harra: ‘Balancing HMRC’s priorities in 2021 felt like a high wire act’
    2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The HMRC chief exec tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
    National Crime Agency offers £223k for next DG
    12 Dec 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    National Crime Agency offers £223k for next DG
    Law-enforcement body launches recruitment drive for permanent successor to Lynne Owens
    Anti-fraud checks on Covid loans 'inadequate', watchdog finds
    03 Dec 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Anti-fraud checks on Covid loans 'inadequate', watchdog finds
    Most measures were introduced "too late" to stop fraud, with focus on prevention
    HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
    22 Nov 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
    Taskforce likely to recover minority of support paid in error and fraud as NAO says department needs to increase its debt recovery capacity
    Pandemic-driven flexible working progress saves hundreds of HMRC jobs
    05 Nov 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Pandemic-driven flexible working progress saves hundreds of HMRC jobs
    But department’s annual report estimates fraud in Covid support schemes topped £6bn in 2020-21
    'Unfair' to criticise sky-high spending on Covid schemes, Sunak says
    02 Nov 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    'Unfair' to criticise sky-high spending on Covid schemes, Sunak says
    Chancellor defends £37bn spent on test and trace scheme and cost of furlough fraud
    ‘The vast majority have been thwarted’: minister praises DWP's fraud response
    25 Aug 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    ‘The vast majority have been thwarted’: minister praises DWP's fraud response
    Will Quince claims Universal Credit system has ‘coped remarkably well: with challenges
    NAO sounds alarm over DWP’s ‘record high’ fraud and error rates
    20 Jul 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    NAO sounds alarm over DWP’s ‘record high’ fraud and error rates
    Watchdog says department accepts pandemic response means overpayments will “remain significantly higher than normal for some time”
    DWP 'stopped large attack' from organised crime during Universal Credit surge
    14 Jul 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    DWP 'stopped large attack' from organised crime during Universal Credit surge
    As the department processed 4.3 million new claims, fraudsters attempted to cash in
    Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
    30 Jun 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
    Departments' efforts to detect fraud 'hindered by a lack of real-time data sharing and weak transparency arrangements', MPs say
    HMRC offers £100k for new Fraud Investigation Service post
    10 Feb 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC offers £100k for new Fraud Investigation Service post
    Head of operations will oversee modernisation of capabilities to tackle serious fraud
    HMRC 'could have done more' to prevent furlough fraud, NAO says
    26 Oct 2020 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC 'could have done more' to prevent furlough fraud, NAO says
    Watchdog also urges tax agency to ensure fewer people miss out on support under future schemes
    Companies House unveils clampdown on identity fraud among reforms
    21 Sep 2020 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Companies House unveils clampdown on identity fraud among reforms
    BEIS executive agency to bar appointment of directors until verification checks are performed
    HMRC targets furlough fraudsters after up to £3.5bn wrongly paid out via scheme
    08 Sep 2020 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC targets furlough fraudsters after up to £3.5bn wrongly paid out via scheme
    Perm sec Jim Harra tells MPs the scheme's fraud and error rate "could be between 5% and 10%" of £35.4bn bill
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