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Written question asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 March 2024 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 12 March 2024. A substantive answer was provided by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 April 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Department of Health and Social Care: Fraud and Maladministration

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her Department in each of the last three financial years.

Answer

Fraud and error losses in the Department for each of the last three financial years are shown in the table:

Period

Detected fraud (£m)

Detected error (£m)

2020/21

£3.01

£1.51

2021/22

£10.43

£77.35

2022/23

£46.07

£1.59

Notes:

  1. Figures shown in this table are gross losses that do not include monies subsequently recovered as a result of loss recovery activity.
  2. Over the corresponding 3 year period £65.95m was recovered, this figure does not relate directly to the loss figures shown in the table as recovery action may involve funds lost over multiple years.
  3. Figures are rounded to two decimal points.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17203
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Fraud Maladministration Department of Health and Social Care
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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