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Written question asked by Lucy Powell (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2014. It was answered by Kris Hopkins (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Fraud

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in (i) his Department, (ii) its executive agencies and (iii) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.

Answer

My Department has recently delivered a new anti-fraud action plan, drafted a corporate anti-fraud strategy and updated anti-fraud guidance for staff.

The attached table gives a list of identified incidents from 2009-10.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218499
Session
2014-15
Attachment
Table
Subjects
Fraud Department for Communities and Local Government
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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