The Department has not prioritised developing relationships with international criminal justice agencies. Government estimates that around 70% of fraud cases have an international element, meaning that strong relationships with foreign and multinational criminal justice agencies are crucial to tackling fraud. The international dimension of fraud cases often causes long delays to investigation in securing the necessary evidence. The NCA is looking to improve multilateral co- operation to prevent and disrupt fraud. It reports that it has built good relationships with some countries, for example it has been working with counterparts in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and India, but it accepts there is still much more to be done. However, despite this, the City of London Police is currently scaling back its international capacity building work as it has insufficient resources to do this alongside upskilling police officers in the UK. Recommendation 7: The Department should set out, as part of its Treasury Minute response, how it will achieve a step change in the breadth and strength of its international relationships as part of its efforts to tackle fraud. 8 Progress combatting fraud 1 Government’s approach to combatting fraud