Public Sector

  • 26 Nov 2018 3:46 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The false medical qualification was only discovered after she was convicted of fraud and theft in October 2018 after taking advantage of a vulnerable patient.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46258687

  • 19 Nov 2018 2:39 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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/

  • 19 Nov 2018 2:38 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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

  • 12 Nov 2018 7:27 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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

  • 12 Nov 2018 7:26 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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/

  • 04 Nov 2018 10:18 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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/


  • 04 Nov 2018 10:16 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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/

  • 04 Nov 2018 10:15 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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/

  • 28 Oct 2018 10:09 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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

  • 28 Oct 2018 10:08 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    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/

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