Public Sector

Two members of staff at Cityclean have been arrested by police on suspicion of fraud.

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/05/28/brighton-detectives-arrest-two-men-in-cityclean-fraud-investigation/

A watchdog has found that the Home Office failed to ensure innocent students were not wrongly accused of cheating on their English tests and denied visas – prompting calls for them to be allowed to take resits.

https://rightsinfo.org/nao-investigation-into-english-test-scandal/

Former UKIP leader allegedly received gifts worth £450K from insurance tycoon and Brexit campaigner Arron Banks.

Nearly a quarter of a million pounds was saved by Telford and Wrekin’s fraud investigations team last year, senior officers say.

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Ludford writes following her parliamentary question on 'Preventing fraud perpetrated on bank customers'.

https://www.politicshome.com/news/europe/eu-policy-agenda/justice-and-rights/opinion/house-lords/104107/baroness-ludford-brexit

A security boss at Macclesfield Hospital who sold dozens of mobile phones belonging to the NHS has admitted a fraud spanning eight years @NHSCFA

Around 1.7 million fines have been wrongly handed out to patients and then overturned in the last five years, whilst the NHS also lost £212m last year due to wrongly claimed exemptions, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Robot-News/nhs-lost-212m-from-prescription-fraud-last-year-whilst-17m-people-wrongly-fined-nao-finds#.XN3obHoGSX0.twitter

NURSES are facing a fraud probe over allegations they earned thousands in bogus overtime claims.

Find information and definitions for the different types of fraud affecting the NHS, diverting vital resources away from patient care.

https://cfa.nhs.uk/fraud-prevention/reference-guide

The issue of young people falling into debt is rarely out of the news. There's been a worrying rise in those turning to charities for help to deal with payday lenders and loan sharks.

https://www.tes.com/news/teachers-key-helping-students-avoid-money-troubles