2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: March 2027 2.2 The Government Digital Service (GDS), PSFA and Government Finance Function (GFF) recognises the value in working together to deliver a reduction in fraud losses through data analytics. 2.3 To deliver this, and building on existing well-established working relationships, GDS, PSFA and GFF will establish a co-led counter fraud data analytics action forum to agree, publish and deliver, an overarching plan that more effectively utilises data analytics to tackle fraud and error. 2.4 This will be composed of annual delivery plans and split across the remainder of the spending review period and align with the wider strategic vision set out in the government’s roadmap for a modern digital government, the Government Counter Fraud Functional Strategy and Shared Services Strategy for Government. 2.5 As part of this plan, the government will explore cases for deployment of AI to drive counter fraud detection and prevention, the integration of counter fraud controls into the NOVA platform and opportunities to expand the ability to share data across government for the purposes of tackling fraud.