‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
18 Oct Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime

Public Sector Fraud Authority chief executive Mark Cheeseman speaks to Tevye Markson about improving cross-government capability, tackling insider fraud and modernising counter-fraud work
by Tevye Markson
Carer's allowance overpayments review begins in earnest as debt hits £250m
16 Dec Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Carer's allowance overpayments review begins in earnest as debt hits £250m
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
03 Dec Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
19 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
Fraud rife at DWP contractors A4e and Working Links, whistleblowing auditor tells PAC
30 May 2012 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Fraud rife at DWP contractors A4e and Working Links, whistleblowing auditor tells PAC

Fraud is widespread at government contractors A4e and Working Links, their former head of audit, Eddie Hutchinson, has said.
74% of SCS oppose clawback of fraud and error savings
22 Feb 2012 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
74% of SCS oppose clawback of fraud and error savings

A poll by CSW, carried out in partnership with analytics company SAS, has found that 74 per cent of senior civil servants and 73 per cent of all civil servants believe that departments and agencies would be better incentivised to tackle fraud and error if they were allowed to keep some of the savings.
Fraud strategy makes spend-recovery audits compulsory
08 Feb 2012 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Fraud strategy makes spend-recovery audits compulsory

All departments, agencies and non-departmental bodies will have to commission private companies to conduct ‘spend-recovery’ accounts in search of fraudulent or mistaken payments, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude announced on Monday at the launch of the government’s Fraud and Error Strategy.