Why new Treasury rules on estimating fraud and error could help drive savings
07 Feb Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Why new Treasury rules on estimating fraud and error could help drive savings

New Treasury guidance requires that departments report on the total level of loss across their programmes. Here's why it matters and how the NAO can help
by Joshua Reddaway
DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
14 Jul Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
Departments ‘must get better at using data analytics to combat fraud’
10 Jul Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Departments ‘must get better at using data analytics to combat fraud’
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
12 Jun Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
HMRC loses £47m in ‘organised crime’ attack on customer accounts
05 Jun Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
HMRC loses £47m in ‘organised crime’ attack on customer accounts
Thousands of people are being told their accounts have been locked down over fraud fears
DWP taskforce hits £1bn savings milestone by spotting overpayments
27 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP taskforce hits £1bn savings milestone by spotting overpayments
Universal Credit Targeted Case Review team is projected to save £13.6bn by 2030 by correcting errors
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
19 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
Agency takes digital service down after data including addresses and criminal records compromised
Review to help government tackle fraudsters moves into second phase
23 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Review to help government tackle fraudsters moves into second phase
Jonathan Fisher KC's review to examine challenges faced by law enforcement in bringing fraudsters to justice
Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
16 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
Five former colleagues escape custody over scam targeting online administration system
HMRC rejects recommendations to improve customer service performance
07 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
HMRC rejects recommendations to improve customer service performance
Tax agency reiterates rebuttal of committee’s claims it doesn't give enough consideration to the needs of service users
DWP’s work-coach shortage hits support for jobseekers
31 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP’s work-coach shortage hits support for jobseekers
National Audit Office says department should assess the impact of shortfall on current proposals for a new jobs and careers service
'Polygamous' civil servant worked three full-time government jobs at same time
14 Mar Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
'Polygamous' civil servant worked three full-time government jobs at same time
Official dismissed following discovery via the National Fraud Initiative, report reveals
Treasury sets out scope of new loan charge review
28 Jan Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Treasury sets out scope of new loan charge review
Terms of reference for second review of HMRC's loan charge scheme published
Alive and kicking: Mark Cheeseman on achieving a 15-year-long aspiration in 2024
31 Dec 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Alive and kicking: Mark Cheeseman on achieving a 15-year-long aspiration in 2024
Public Sector Fraud Authority chief also discusses getting the right work-life balance and the rising fraud threat
Serious business – Nick Ephgrave explains why SFO’s cases ‘are in a league of their own’
25 Dec 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Serious business – Nick Ephgrave explains why SFO’s cases ‘are in a league of their own’
The Serious Fraud Office director also discusses the organisation's plan to improve efficiency
Carer's allowance overpayments review begins in earnest as debt hits £250m
16 Dec 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Carer's allowance overpayments review begins in earnest as debt hits £250m
Total overpayment debt still to be recovered has risen by nearly £100m since 2018-19, NAO report finds
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
03 Dec 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
Rachel Reeves says money clawed back by anti-fraud commissioner will go back into public services
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
19 Nov 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
Internal DWP stats show 50 carer's allowance debts of more than £10,000 have been logged in the first half of the year
How much fraud and error does government face today?
18 Nov 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
How much fraud and error does government face today?
NAO analysis of the impact of fraud and error on public funds shows the total has grown dramatically in the last two years
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
04 Nov 2024 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
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
31 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
18 Oct 2024 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
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
16 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
Liz Kendall says department is "determined to put this right" after thousands of carers were told to repay huge sums
How can the Budget help counter fraud and error against government?
08 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
How can the Budget help counter fraud and error against government?
The NAO's Joshua Reddaway shares what to look out for in Rachel Reeves's first Budget
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
15 Aug 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
29 breaches, affecting more than 35,000 individuals, were escalated to the ICO in 2023-24
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
05 Aug 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
Data from the scheme - believed to be the largest of its kind in the world - has helped identify eight new criminal networks for further investigation
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
23 Jul 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
Annual report suggests Universal Credit overpayments will remain high for the next four years