Public Sector

  • 18 Dec 2023 5:48 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Serious failures in governance and financial management found at Harlech Community Council according to the report in the public interest issued today by the Auditor General for Wales.

    https://businessnewswales.com/fraud-at-community-council-highlights-importance-of-cyber-security-processes/

  • 02 Dec 2023 6:28 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    LONDON (Reuters) - The value of suspected fraud flagged by lenders across emergency state-backed loans granted to struggling businesses in the COVID-19 pandemic has increased by 7% to 1.8 billion pounds ($2.3 billion), government figures showed on Tuesday.

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/suspected-fraud-uk-covid-loans-145049926.html

  • 02 Dec 2023 5:59 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The UK Government’s National Fraud Initiative is looking into a number of local authority employees who have been caught ‘moonlighting’ while they were supposed to be working from home for the council. The NFI considers this a form of fraud because it is seen as working multiple contracts without the knowledge of employers and contrary to their terms of employment. Multiple contract working is seen as fraud when people who are paid to work full time, split their days between two or more employers without their knowledge.

    https://workplaceinsight.net/council-employees-working-from-home-are-committing-fraud-with-second-job/

  • 02 Dec 2023 5:42 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A cash-strapped council will spend up to £350,000 on an investigation into potential fraud in its housing department.

    https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/council-probe-into-potential-housing-department-fraud-to-cost-taxpayers-ps350000-651772

  • 25 Nov 2023 1:15 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Wakefield Council’s anti-fraud investigators have identified overpayments for housing benefits, council tax support and Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) claims.

    A report says officers have been involved in 23 cases since April this year.

    https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/anti-fraud-investigators-wakefield-benefit-090000788.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr


  • 18 Nov 2023 1:27 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Treasury and the Cabinet Office have refused MPs' request for intelligence on fraud and corruption across government to be published, saying it could lead to more fraud.

    https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/government-refuses-to-publish-fraud-intelligence-arguing-it-could-show-how-attacks-could-be-executed

  • 18 Nov 2023 1:19 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Jeremy Hunt said a total of 80 arrests have been made so far as he responded to concerns from Labour.

    More than 50 criminal investigations have started into suspected fraud linked to Covid-19 support schemes, according to Jeremy Hunt.

    https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2023/11/14/chancellor-outlines-number-of-investigations-into-suspected-covid-19-fraud/

  • 18 Nov 2023 12:55 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A hotel owner has been jailed for falsely claiming almost £140,000 from Government schemes to support businesses during Covid.

    Shahid Naseeb Ahmed, 42, took advantage of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and also the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme while running the Merchants Hotel in Back Piccadilly in the centre of Manchester.

    https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-11-10/hotel-owner-jailed-for-140000-covid-fraud


  • 11 Nov 2023 12:17 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Barnsley Council is supporting Fraud Awareness Week from Monday in a bid to minimise the impact the crime has on residents.

    Fraud remains the most common type of crime experienced by victims in England and Wales, costing the UK billions of pounds every year and increasing year on year.

    https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/15975/council-supports-fight-against-fraud

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