Public Sector

Labour slammed the estimated £6.7billion during Rishi Sunak's time as Chancellor - just as a Tory minister complained there "simply isn't the money" for proper pay rises

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/cash-lost-covid-fraud-error-28594833?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

A fraudster has been able to keep his licence after being jailed for impersonating learner drivers for cash to help them obtain a full driving licence.

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-11-18/fraudster-jailed-after-taking-driving-tests-for-learners-and-keeps-his-licence

Autumn Statement brings £300m for recruitment drive – but departments will be told to find savings elsewhere

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/autumn-statement-hmrc-dwp-fraud-6000-new-staff-tax-compliance-cash-boost#.Y3gW_Bl1JiQ.twitter

The National Audit Office says assurance delays in COVID-19 grants have led to only 0.4% of estimated fraudulent or erroneous payments being recovered.

https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2022/nov-2022/covid19-scheme-fraud-recoveries-hindered-by-assurance-delays

Powys County Council officers helped to prevent fraud and errors worth £1,257,912 during the last 12 months.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/mid-wales/2022/11/14/more-than-1-million-saved-in-fraud-detection/

A woman from the Black Country has been ordered to pay an NHS trust more than £26,000 after failing to disclose her criminal convictions when employed by them.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/11/10/tipton-woman-ordered-to-pay-over-26000-for-failing-to-disclose-previous-convictions-to-nhs-trust/

PAC chair says DWP does not have plan to "get a grip" on the billions it is losing every year

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/dwp-benefits-fraud-error-unacceptably-high-accused-passing-buck-pac-report#.Y21yTiSM84c.twitter

Some care homes in Wales were paid for people who had died, a spending watchdog has found.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63335955?mc_cid=2c412240b9&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

Senior officials from local and central government, the NHS and education, reveal the underlying factors behind a type of purloining which is tacitly overlooked

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article/civil-servants-speak-up-about-expenses-fraud#.Y2mLgZ3OthY.twitter

Kent County Council (KCC) revealed it lost £586,391 to ‘fraud and error’ since April. KCC’s general counsel Ben Watts spoke of the “considerable and existential threat this could be to the organisation if not managed properly.”

https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/kent-schools-councils-lose-eye-7747988?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar