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Colin Gray discusses how to limit fraudulent activity and safeguard citizens amidst Liz Truss’ energy price freeze
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/preventing-fraud-in-liz-truss-energy-price-freeze/143822/
Responsibility of lenders and local authorities to combat the high levels of public money lost to fraudsters and recover COVID-19 grants obtained fraudulently, BEIS says.
https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2022/sept-2022/government-fails-to-inject-urgency-into-counter-fraud-action
A Hertfordshire nurse has been struck off by the NMC after impersonating a patient to obtain a tramadol prescription from a GP surgery.
https://www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/hertfordshire-nurse-struck-off-after-impersonating-patient/
A fraudster who posed as a campervan salesman to steal £36,000 from a "vulnerable" pensioner has been jailed for more than five years.
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-09-02/fraudster-posed-as-campervan-salesman-to-steal-36000-from-pensioner
The eye watering figure could only be the start, says Reuters, after £47bn was handed out to firms during the pandemic.
https://news.sky.com/story/16311bn-of-covid-small-business-loans-identified-as-fraud-claims-government-source-12688393
A council defrauded of £1.1m was targeted for an additional £3.2m, an investigation has found.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-62605579
Almost £400m was stolen from the UK government’s Covid support schemes by organised crime gangs, according to new figures released by Whitehall.
https://www.cityam.com/organised-crime-gangs-defrauded-367m-from-covid-support-schemes/
The first of many forthcoming government updates on Covid loan scheme repayments were released, but what are the potential outcomes for fraudulent activity, writes Brian Cantwell.
https://www.icaew.com/technical/financial-services/2022/covid19-loan-repayment-picture-starts-to-form
The Cabinet Office has launched the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) with an indication it will use data tools and analytics in the effort to reduce fraud.
https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/government-launches-public-sector-fraud-authority/
Rishi Sunak’s Treasury vetoed extra funds to target fraudulent “health tourism” and other scammers targeting the NHS, The Telegraph can reveal.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/rishi-sunak-refused-to-give-nhs-extra-funds-to-stop-health-tourism-scammers/ar-AA10SHi9?ocid=EMMX
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