Public Sector

A woman from the Black Country has been ordered to pay an NHS trust more than £26,000 after failing to disclose her criminal convictions when employed by them.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/11/10/tipton-woman-ordered-to-pay-over-26000-for-failing-to-disclose-previous-convictions-to-nhs-trust/

PAC chair says DWP does not have plan to "get a grip" on the billions it is losing every year

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/dwp-benefits-fraud-error-unacceptably-high-accused-passing-buck-pac-report#.Y21yTiSM84c.twitter

Some care homes in Wales were paid for people who had died, a spending watchdog has found.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63335955?mc_cid=2c412240b9&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

Senior officials from local and central government, the NHS and education, reveal the underlying factors behind a type of purloining which is tacitly overlooked

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article/civil-servants-speak-up-about-expenses-fraud#.Y2mLgZ3OthY.twitter

Kent County Council (KCC) revealed it lost £586,391 to ‘fraud and error’ since April. KCC’s general counsel Ben Watts spoke of the “considerable and existential threat this could be to the organisation if not managed properly.”

https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/kent-schools-councils-lose-eye-7747988?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Barclays has roped in London-listed litigation firm Manolete Partners to track Covid fraudsters.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/bank-settles-on-specialist-team-to-tackle-covid-loan-fraudsters-barclays-ropes-in-litigation-firm-manolete-partners-to-track-coronavirus-crooks/ar-AA13O71D?ocid=FinanceShimLayer

The Auditor General’s Report, Published Today, Reveals That More Than £49.4 Million Of Fraud And Overpayments Have Been Found In Wales Since The NFI Began In 1996.

NFI Is A Biennial Exercise Which Matches Data Within And Across Organisations, Systems, And National Borders To Help Public Bodies Identify Potential Fraud Or Error In Claims And Transactions.

https://www.herald.wales/national-news/politics/national-fraud-initiative-uncovers-millions-%EF%BF%BC%EF%BF%BC/

Kent County Council (KCC) revealed it lost £586,391 to ‘fraud and error’ since April.

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2022/10/25/kent-county-council-loses-almost-600k-to-fraud-and-error-since-april/

The DWP could monitor people's bank accounts and social media in a bid to crack down on fraud. More than 20million people across the UK are claiming benefits and State Pension from the Department for Work and Pensions.

https://www.kentlive.news/news/cost-of-living/dwp-could-monitor-bank-accounts-7717360

The Auditor General’s report, published this week, reveals that more than £49.4 million of fraud and overpayments have been found in Wales since the NFI began in 1996.

https://businessnewswales.com/6-5-million-of-fraud-and-overpayments-identified-by-national-fraud-initiative-in-wales/