Public Sector

An existing legal loophole means that while knowingly selling a clocked car without disclosing it is fraud, it is not illegal to alter the odometer’s mileage.

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/national/17230262.councils-call-for-ban-on-vehicle-clocking-devices/

Cyber-attacks are happening on a ‘daily basis’, according to local authority officers who are now leading a region wide drive across the Midlands to protect computer systems.

https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/cyber-attacks-daily-councils-data-15406173

An estimated one in five blue badges are used illegally, costing the UK economy £46 million each year. Misuse can often cause problems for genuine users, leaving vulnerable people unable to get to their destination

http://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?id=131334

An army colonel fraudulently claimed almost £100,000 in allowances to send his children to public school, a court martial was told.

https://www.metro.news/army-colonel-denies-100000-fraud-to-pay-for-public-school-fees/1300034/

Three NHS managers have been jailed for defrauding a health board out of more than £800,000.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/11/02/powys-nhs-managers-jailed-for-800k-fraud-using-u2-band-names/

90,000 pharmacy bags have been distributed across the county, with advice on how to protect yourself from fraud and what to do if you are a victim of fraud.

https://www.strayfm.com/news/local-news/2724373/pharmacy-bags-in-north-yorkshire-to-carry-fraud-prevention-advice/

Welsh public authorities have saved £5.4 million in the latest round of the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), up £1 million on the previous round according to the national auditor.

https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/national-fraud-initiative-saves-welsh-authorities-54-million/

Digitalisation will be piloted next year, before being rolled out across the NHS as one of a package of measures the government is introducing in an attempt to halve prescription fraud which costs the NHS £256 million a year.

http://www.onmedica.com/newsArticle.aspx?id=fa828fb9-1d28-4ad9-af7d-e9485ddf309e

The new approach will start with a commitment to halve prescription fraud which costs the NHS £256 million a year.

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/stopping-fraud-against-the-nhs-new-plans-announced/53561/

A Gloucestershire County Council worker was tricked into transferring nearly £19,000 to a scammer posing as their boss using a fake email address.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/council-worker-conned-out-of-19000-pounds-gloucestershire-county-council-scam-fraud-