Public Sector

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of putting a dampener on the most romantic day of the year by warning couples not to "ruin Valentine's Day" by committing benefit fraud.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-02-13/department-for-work-and-pensions-ruins-on-valentines-day-with-benefit-fraud-warning/

DVLA is reminding customers that the only official place to find our services and information is on GOV.UK.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dvla-warns-customers-to-stay-safe-online

A health trust accountant admits abusing his position as a finance officer at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust to assign himself fuel and cars over a ten-year period.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15923530.Health_Trust_accountant_admits_defrauding_NHS_out_of_more_than___84_000/?ref=twtrec

A disgraced surgeon who lied to land an £84,000-a-year hospital job with what a judge called "disastrous consequences" has been jailed for six years.

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2018-02-05/surgeon-who-lied-to-land-lucrative-hospital-job-is-jailed/

Fraud costs the UK public sector nearly £21 billion a year and in 2017 the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee reported that more needs to be done to prevent criminals and fraudsters cheating the public purse.

https://www.holyrood.com/event/tackling-fraud-and-error-prevention-detection-and-disruption

A full-time council officer accused of defrauding his bosses of £150,000 by holding down a job in the health service at the same time has appeared in court.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/02/09/council-officer-in-fraud-claim/

Staggering figures show that people are willing to buy fake degrees online

http://www.galleonnews.com/2018/01/why-we-need-to-worry-about-degree-fraud/

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has been questioned by police under caution in relation to an ongoing fraud investigation.

http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/liverpool-mayor-grilled-by-police-under-caution-over-fraud-probe

NHS cleaners scammed by boss out of £4000 Christmas savings cash are repaid after hospital whip round

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nhs-cleaners-scammed-boss-out-11912550

A Carlisle man was employed by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, stole NHS equipment worth more than £39,000 between January 2015 and May 2017.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/NHS-worker-avoids-jail-after-admitting-stealing-thousands-of-pounds-of-IT-equipment-16f2c84a-f039-4c2d-83d8-fdc94f663e0d-ds