However, funding for counter fraud activities remains low, with limited recoveries being made. The Department’s National Investigation Service (NATIS), a law enforcement agency partnered with the Department since September 2020, has received £13.2m in funding. The Department told us that NATIS have 558 open investigations, recovered £5.8 million of irregular payments, and arrested 58 individuals in connection with Bounce Back Loan Scheme fraud.32 The Department stated that the low level of funding for NATIS, compared to DWP’s spend on counter fraud is due to the focus on the most serious organised crime elements of fraudulent activity, and the fact that the bulk of anti- fraud work is undertaken by the lenders themselves.33