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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). It was answered by Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 March 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office: Fraud and Maladministration

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three financial years.

Answer

The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.

The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report.

Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss, and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17206
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Fraud Home Office Maladministration
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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