Previous reviews of Defence policing have highlighted issues relevant to how the Department manages fraud and economic crime. These include siloed working and mistrust between counter-fraud and police teams, inefficiencies and duplication, while the relatively few criminal investigations tend not to be the complex or serious cases. There is a strong consensus among officials that the Department’s operating model around fraud and economic crime needs to improve and that this issue requires more senior attention across the organisation.16 The previous Committee reported that senior officials across government must demonstrate leadership, set the tone from the top, and give the public the impression that they are serious about fighting fraud.17