Public Sector

A headteacher accused of being at the centre of a massive fraud at her school told investigators she was “not good at financing” and can't use a computer, a jury heard.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has warned MoT operators to tighten up security surrounding their MoT operations.

https://www.motortrader.com/motor-trader-news/automotive-news/dvsa-issues-warning-mot-fraud-following-prosecution-17-07-2019

A practice manager in York has been jailed for two years after defrauding a GP surgery out of nearly £600,000 - just days after another practice manager was imprisoned for a similar crime.

https://www.gponline.com/practice-manager-becomes-second-month-jailed-six-figure-fraud/article/1591062

The cost of building work at a school at the centre of a fraud scam appeared to be hugely inflated – with invoices for some work that was never even carried out, a jury heard.

A kitchen fitter involved in a school fraud was in financial trouble when he made a statement implicating the headteacher in the plot and accusing her family of trying to put all the blame on him, a jury heard.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/07/09/primary-school-fraud-trial-told-of-grudges-and-gambling-debts/

DWP called on to act after tens of millions of pounds reportedly stolen by fraudsters

A Dyslexic carpenter has alleged he was chosen as the fall guy for a money-spinning school fraud by members of head teacher Michelle Hollingsworth’s family.

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is working on a plan to use predictive analytics preventing fraud through pharmacies.

A council budget officer who oversaw spending at a school allegedly defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by the headteacher and secretary did not have any concerns over the school’s finances, a court heard.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/07/03/sandwell-council-officer-didnt-suspect-smethwick-primary-school-fraud/

The Serious Fraud Office has fined a subsidiary of Serco Group £19.2 million.