Public Sector

A Conservative minister in the House of Lords has resigned attacking the government's handling of fraudulent Covid business loans.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60117513

Two men and a property company face charges of fraud and corruption in relation to the work of Brighton and Hove City Council’s housing department.

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/01/18/council-housing-boss-charged-with-fraud-and-corruption/

Department revises down estimate of taxpayers’ money it could get back by March 2023

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/hmrc-expects-to-recoup-only-a-quarter-of-6bn-lost-to-covid-fraud-and-error#.Ye7xgGLNpeo.twitter

A UK based mechanic who claimed to have MOT tested a van while it was in Spain has been sentenced to a 12-month community order and banned from testing.

https://www.motortrader.com/motor-trader-news/automotive-news/west-yorkshire-mechanic-banned-mot-fraud-dvsa-11-01-2022

LEVELS of housing benefit fraud and error have increased, an audit report has found.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2022/01/14/news/fraud-and-error-of-housing-benefit-administered-by-lps-increased-in-past-year-2560097/?param=ds441rif44T

A former council cabinet member tried to fraudulently claim thousands from the government's Covid recovery fund.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-59701935

A CRACKDOWN on Fifers fraudulently claiming money they're not entitled to has brought in an extra £855,032 to the local authority.

https://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/19784218.fife-council-crackdown-discount-scheme-fraud-brings-extra-855-000/?ref=twtrec

A former politician and his wife have been convicted of fraud by false representation after they were found guilty of falsifying information to acquire a COVID-19 support loan offered by the UK government.

https://www.easterneye.biz/former-local-councillor-found-guilty-of-fraud-over-covid-grant/

The Government is to spend £510m on a major crackdown on benefit and self-employment fraud.

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/12/13/crackdown-starts-on-pandemic-self-employment-fraud/

The Government plans to give a £510 million cash injection to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help it crack down on fraudsters lying about their benefit claims.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-crack-down-fraudulent-universal-000100401.html