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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 2022 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
    National Audit Office boss: ‘We’re not a remote working organisation’
    06 Dec 2022 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    National Audit Office boss: ‘We’re not a remote working organisation’
    DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
    17 Nov 2022 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
    DWP accused of passing the buck for 'unacceptably high' benefits fraud
    09 Nov 2022 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    DWP accused of passing the buck for 'unacceptably high' benefits fraud
    Home Office perm sec Mark Sedwill: we’re making progress in chasing down criminal assets
    04 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Home Office perm sec Mark Sedwill: we’re making progress in chasing down criminal assets

    Home Office chief points out that enforcement rate for confiscation orders is increasing, even as overall debt pile grows, while Derbyshire police chief Mick Creedon points the finger at legacy of “inflated” targets


    Publish accounting officers’ concerns on risky policies, say MPs
    04 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Publish accounting officers’ concerns on risky policies, say MPs

    The Public Accounts Committee wants the most senior civil servants to play a greater role in approving major projects, and to publish their assessments of whether policies offer value for money


    Treasury not doing enough to help departments cut EU fines – PAC
    27 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Treasury not doing enough to help departments cut EU fines – PAC

    PAC urges stronger cross-government effort to clamp down on fines incurred for errors in the way government spends EU funds


    Matt Hancock: government could harness Bitcoin tech to keep an eye on grants
    27 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Matt Hancock: government could harness Bitcoin tech to keep an eye on grants

    Cabinet Office minister says distributed ledgers could offer a "better way" of monitoring the distribution of government cash


    MoD drafts in ex-defence equipment chief Bernard Gray to review procurement
    26 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    MoD drafts in ex-defence equipment chief Bernard Gray to review procurement

    Former chief of defence materiel, who left the civil service at the end of 2015, to carry out progress review for the MoD on equipment buying


    Land Registry sell-off could undermine transparency, warns Open Data Institute
    26 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Land Registry sell-off could undermine transparency, warns Open Data Institute

    Open data organisation co-founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee says proposed model for the privately-owned Land Registry "appears very similar to historic examples of long-term outsourcing deals and risks repeating the same mistakes"


    Crown Commercial Service aims to make it easier for departments to take credit and debit card payments
    25 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Crown Commercial Service aims to make it easier for departments to take credit and debit card payments

    Online payments firm Stripe – which handles payments for Kickstarter – among those chosen in revamped approach to government merchant services


    Academies leading to 'material and pervasive' problems with Department for Education accounts, says spending watchdog
    20 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Academies leading to "material and pervasive" problems with Department for Education accounts, says spending watchdog

    Mismatch between school year used by academies and DfE's own accounting period means parliament cannot properly hold the department to account, says the NAO


    National Audit Office raises questions as Whitehall navigates 'uncharted territory' of English devolution
    20 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    National Audit Office raises questions as Whitehall navigates "uncharted territory" of English devolution

    New report calls on government to give better detail on city region power structures and spending


    HMRC “has no clear strategy for dealing with tax fraud” – Public Accounts Committee
    15 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC “has no clear strategy for dealing with tax fraud” – Public Accounts Committee

    MPs demand tax agency improves “woefully inadequate” prosecutions record and says it should publish more straightforward details on the effectiveness of its work. But HMRC says it has been "relentless and strategic" in pursuing those who fail to pay their "fair share"


    NAO: DECC's flagship Green Deal lacked targets, wasn't tested and didn't take evidence into account
    14 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    NAO: DECC's flagship Green Deal lacked targets, wasn't tested and didn't take evidence into account

    National Audit Office (NAO) report finds that each loan given out under the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Green Deal cost government £17,000, and flags poor use of evidence and testing when the scheme was designed 


    Gerry Grimstone: My review of public appointments doesn’t make ministers more powerful
    13 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Gerry Grimstone: My review of public appointments doesn’t make ministers more powerful

    PACAC chair Bernard Jenkin makes the case for greater parliamentary role in choosing appointments watchdogs, as Sir Gerry Grimstone rejects claims that his review gives ministers too much power over top jobs


    Panama Papers: HMRC chairman Edward Troup in the spotlight over former City role
    11 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Panama Papers: HMRC chairman Edward Troup in the spotlight over former City role

    Troup faces media scrutiny over role at Simmons & Simmons – as HMRC points out his role "has never involved responsibility for operational activities or direct dealings with companies on their tax affairs"


    Panama Papers: Does HMRC have the resources to tackle offshore tax evasion?
    08 Apr 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Panama Papers: Does HMRC have the resources to tackle offshore tax evasion?

    HMRC asks for access to the Panama Papers offshore leaks and vows to "relentlessly pursue" wrongdoing – but tax expert Richard Murphy says department "just hasn’t got the resources"


    Public Accounts Committee urges DWP to challenge fit-to-work test contractors
    31 Mar 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Public Accounts Committee urges DWP to challenge fit-to-work test contractors

    Department must to more to challenge contractors, say MPs, as too many health and disability assessments do not meet acceptable standards despite an increase in the cost per assessment


    Government outlines plans to boost public sector data sharing
    29 Feb 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Government outlines plans to boost public sector data sharing

    Consultation outlines proposals to let government share data to improve services, reduce fraud, and create timely research and statistics



     


    Fight against public sector fraud undermined by patchy departmental data – report
    23 Feb 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Fight against public sector fraud undermined by patchy departmental data – report

    National Audit Office report says Cabinet Office's Fraud, Error and Debt team is "growing into a centre of expertise" – but warns departmental data is "often variable and not sufficient" to keep tabs on the true scale of public sector fraud


    David Green re-appointed as head of Serious Fraud Office
    09 Feb 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    David Green re-appointed as head of Serious Fraud Office

    Contract renewed for two years as investigations into Libor scandals continue


    HMRC and DWP have shown “paucity of ambition” on tackling fraud and error, MPs say
    28 Oct 2015 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC and DWP have shown “paucity of ambition” on tackling fraud and error, MPs say

    Public Accounts Committee calls for greater focus on preventing over- and underpayments


    Spending watchdog qualifies DWP accounts over 'unacceptable' benefit fraud and error levels
    16 Jul 2015 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Spending watchdog qualifies DWP accounts over "unacceptable" benefit fraud and error levels

    Department for Work and Pensions accounts qualified again as NAO says fraud and error in the benefits system "remains unacceptably high"


    CIPFA launches Global Fraud Risk Register
    14 Nov 2014 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    CIPFA launches Global Fraud Risk Register

    The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) launched the Global Fraud Risk Register, its new global initiative for tackling fraud across the public sector.


    Fraud and error now 2% of welfare
    22 Jan 2014 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Fraud and error now 2% of welfare

    At least 2% of the government’s benefits expenditure has been taken up by fraud and error since 2005, according to new figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).


    Autumn Statement promises £2.3bn fraud, error, debt savings reduction
    11 Dec 2013 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Autumn Statement promises £2.3bn fraud, error, debt savings reduction

    The government will save an additional £2.3bn by reducing fraud, error and debt, chancellor George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement last week.


    Companies House chief warns on fraud
    19 Jun 2013 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Companies House chief warns on fraud

    The efforts of Companies House (CH) to tackle fraud should be based on “strengthening the current model rather than radically changing company law”, its chief executive has told CSW, to ensure that anti-fraud work doesn’t weaken transparency in business information or create additional burdens on business.


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