The Department recognised that there has been a “tricky relationship” in the past between its counter-fraud and police teams, with issues around willingness to share information impacting the timeliness of reporting on case progress.22 It told us it believes these challenges were driven by a lack of understanding around what can be shared and how, and that they are now historic.23 As evidence of this, the Department highlighted that the NAO’s report notes a member of the Ministry of Defence Police is embedded with Confidential Hotline, which is run by Fraud Defence.24