Fraud and Error

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Mar 2021 Closed: 16 Nov 2021 Parliament page
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government Counter Fraud Function estimated that the level of fraud and error against government was already between £29.3 billion and £51.8 billion annually. The National Audit Office’s work over the past year has shown that the risk of fraud and error has risen significantly during … Read more
16 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
6 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 9 events
14 Dec
2021
Correspondence
14 Dec
2021
Correspondence
28 Oct
2021
Report published
25 Oct
2021
Correspondence
30 Jun
2021
Report published
25 May
2021
Correspondence
25 May
2021
Correspondence
18 May
2021
Correspondence
29 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
29 Apr 2021
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Fraud and Error
Cat Little · Cabinet Office Jim Harra · HMRC Mark Cheeseman · Cabinet Office Peter Schofield · Department for Work and Pensions Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - Fraud and Error HC 253 30 Jun 2021 31 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
15 Conclusion Deferred
Ninth Report - Fraud and Error
HM Treasury told us it has ongoing dialogue with departments and supports the funding of...
HM Treasury told us it has ongoing dialogue with departments and supports the funding of counter fraud activity if it is cost effective. We asked HM Treasury why it took 12 months to approve the £100 million funding for a … Read more
Government Response
The government responded by outlining the existing Spending Review process for departmental fraud funding and committed that HM Treasury and the Counter Fraud Function will review counter fraud capacity following the 2021 Spending Review.
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Government Response AI assessment · 31 of 16 classified
Accepted 20
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 2
Total 16 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 6 letters
14 Dec 2021 Correspondence from Mark Cheeseman, Director of the Government Counter Fraud Function, Cabinet Office, re PAC Fraud and Error, dated 3 December 2021
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14 Dec 2021 Correspondence from Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, re Covid Support Schemes – PAC Fraud and Error Report Recommendations, dated 7 December 2021
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25 Oct 2021 Correspondence from Jim Harra, Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary, re HMRC Error and Fraud – PAC Error and Fraud Report Recommendation 3c, dated 24 September 2021
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25 May 2021 Correspondence from Mark Cheeseman, Director of the Government Counter Fraud Function, Cabinet Office, re Follow up on Fraud and Error, dated 17 May 2021
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25 May 2021 Correspondence from George Turner, Director, TaxWatch, re Response to Fraud and Error session on Thursday 29 April 2021, dated 18 May 2021
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18 May 2021 Correspondence from Jim Harra, Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary, re HMRC questions, dated 7 May 2021
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