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    Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Fraud, Error Debt & Grants news from Civil Service World
    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
    Cabinet Office targets £350m savings from Child Benefit fraud
    22 Aug Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Cabinet Office targets £350m savings from Child Benefit fraud
    CPS warns large organisations to prepare for new fraud offence
    19 Aug Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    CPS warns large organisations to prepare for new fraud offence
    DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
    14 Jul Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    DWP reports benefit fraud ‘heading in right direction’
    Public still to be convinced that departments will protect their data — ICO survey
    17 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Public still to be convinced that departments will protect their data — ICO survey

    New survey by the Information Commissioner’s Office flags ongoing public concern about government use of data


    DfE manager jailed over fraud after senior civil servant mum reports him
    16 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    DfE manager jailed over fraud after senior civil servant mum reports him

    Former Department for Education HEO Edward Chapman sentenced to three years and four months in jail after admitting £1m fraud and obtaining money by deception – as department says it is seeking to "recover the misappropriated funds in full"


    Outgoing charities chief Stephen Bubb warns of “toxic” relationship between government and third sector
    16 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Outgoing charities chief Stephen Bubb warns of “toxic” relationship between government and third sector

    Exclusive: Outgoing head of charity leaders’ network ACEVO criticises Cabinet Office over plans to support private business using civil society funds – but the department says it wants to "explore the potential of an untapped area of the economy"


    Leave or Remain, what will the EU referendum really mean for the civil service?
    13 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Leave or Remain, what will the EU referendum really mean for the civil service?

    Special report: With just days to go until the EU referendum, civil servants will soon have more on their plates – whichever way the nation votes. Colin Marrs speaks to former senior officials and top civil service experts about the challenges a Brexit decision would pose for Whitehall, and why the alternative won’t necessarily mean "business as usual"


    HMRC still has a way to go on replacing major Aspire IT deal, says spending watchdog
    13 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC still has a way to go on replacing major Aspire IT deal, says spending watchdog

    National Audit Office updates MPs on HMRC's progress to replace Aspire


    UKTI slammed for weak contract oversight after consultancy fiasco
    13 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    UKTI slammed for weak contract oversight after consultancy fiasco

    National Audit Office investigation exposes trail of failings over £18.8m-a-year contract which saw consultancy make "incorrect and misleading representations" on overheads


    Institute for Government lauds move towards contract transparency
    08 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Institute for Government lauds move towards contract transparency

    Think tank praises updated blueprint for public-sector procurement but warns new clause must be used


    Civil Service Commission blasts “flawed” quango research
    06 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Civil Service Commission blasts “flawed” quango research

    Independent recruitment regulator says campaign group’s league table was factually wrong and misdirected


    Cabinet Office data reveals scale of civil service whistleblowing for the first time
    01 Jun 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Cabinet Office data reveals scale of civil service whistleblowing for the first time

    Whitehall's HR directors asked to collect data on public interest concerns for the first time – with the majority of officials choosing to come forward anonymously


    Whole of Government Accounts must not get 'lost in the noise', warn audit experts
    31 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Whole of Government Accounts must not get "lost in the noise", warn audit experts

    Audited accounts of more than 5,500 public sector organisations are published after a delay – but the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants warns this "rich source" of data could get buried


    MoJ cuts have pushed justice system “to breaking point”, MPs warn
    27 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    MoJ cuts have pushed justice system “to breaking point”, MPs warn

    Public Accounts Committee says system is “bedevilled by long standing poor performance” and urges the Ministry of Justice to do more to understand likely impact of cutting resources


    EU referendum purdah: civil servants get fresh guidance — as eurosceptics hail websites “climbdown”
    27 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    EU referendum purdah: civil servants get fresh guidance — as eurosceptics hail websites “climbdown”

    Committee chairman Bernard Jenkin tells CSW it "should not be necessary to badger ministers and officials into doing the right thing", after Leave campaigners pushed to ensure pro-EU websites were not promoted in the final run-up to the referendum


    Flagship GOV.UK Verify service set to go live — but GDS vows no 'big bang' disruption
    20 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Flagship GOV.UK Verify service set to go live — but GDS vows no "big bang" disruption

    Online verification service passes service assessment, as Janet Hughes vows to listen and learn as scheme is introduced across departments


    Ministry of Justice urged to 'get a grip' on prison staffing amid rising violence
    16 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Ministry of Justice urged to "get a grip" on prison staffing amid rising violence

    Report by MPs on the justice committee warns that prison safety "has deteriorated further and continues to do so"


    National Audit Office: “systematic and deep rooted” issues still hamper Whitehall’s commercial capability
    13 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    National Audit Office: “systematic and deep rooted” issues still hamper Whitehall’s commercial capability

    Just-published guide from the public spending watchdog says government needs sustained effort to bring commercial and contracting work up to scratch


    Jenkin: beef up civil service non-execs to let them do their jobs properly
    05 May 2016 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    Jenkin: beef up civil service non-execs to let them do their jobs properly

    Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee chair Bernard Jenkin says legislation may be needed to make non-executive directors brought into government feel less disposable


    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


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