Public Sector

Liam Williams, 22, is accused of "forming a fraudulent scheme to obtain the position of student president at Forth Valley College and to obtain funding that would be given to the holder of said office".

It’s understood that the mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has been arrested in connection with a fraud probe into building deals in the city. Sources say he has been suspended from the Labour Party.

An estimated £15m of Carers’ Allowance in Scotland has been overpaid due to error and fraud.

A month on, London's Hackney Council is still trying to deal with the problems caused by an 'advanced, criminal cyberattack'.

The Department for Work and Pension (DWP) suspects there could be a rise in people taking advantage of the system

With the introduction of lockdown 2.0 the Job Support Scheme has been dropped and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) brought back.

Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to tackle benefit fraud and error fairly, as numbers of claimants and incorrect payments hit a fever pitch over the last few months.

12 November 2020: Following claims of fraudulent activity around government support schemes, chartered accountants should turn to their code of ethics to assess and manage their potential exposure to ethical and reputational risk.

Coronavirus support schemes introduced by the government carry a “significant risk” of fraud and error, according to the Treasury’s permanent secretary.

IT HAS emerged a sitting member of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council was one of two people arrested as part of an investigation into suspected fraud.