Minister praises local government efforts to tackle fraud
Local 바카라 사이트 Minister Baroness Hanham welcomes the 바카라 사이트楩ighting Fraud Locally바카라 사이트� end of year review.
Fraud costs local government over 拢2billion a year.
It is essential for local government to take action to tackle fraud in every possible way and therefore help prevent the current loss of 拢2 billion of taxpayers바카라 사이트� money, Baroness Hanham said in a keynote address on 6 December 2012.
The remarks came as the review on the local government바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楩ighting Fraud locally바카라 사이트� report was launched at the annual Fighting Fraud Locally conference, which highlighted the progress made by councils in 2012 in reducing the risks they face. Fraud costs every adult in the country about 拢1,140 a year.
At the event, attended by over 200 local authority members, the minister said councils needed to assess whether they had sufficient controls in place to prevent fraud happening.
The minister praised the action already taken by most councils to tackle fraud and encouraged them all to follow the lead set by the west London tri-borough authorities, in particular in the investigation of tenancy fraud.
Baroness Hanham said:
바카라 사이트淔raud costs this country more than 拢73 billion a year, over 拢2 billion of which is lost to local government. This is a complete waste of taxpayers money.
바카라 사이트淚t is essential councils do everything they can to not only prevent fraud, but recover lost money and pursue fraudsters in court.
바카라 사이트淭he approaches recommended in the local government바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楩ighting Fraud Locally바카라 사이트� report sets out how to tackle local fraud through better detection and fraud recovery. Councils cannot afford to have resources meant for vulnerable people and front line services being stolen by fraudsters.바카라 사이트�
The government is helping create an environment where councils can tackle tenancy fraud, in particular through a series of measures including:
- through the provisions in the
- leading on the request in for central government to enable there to be greater information sharing to identify fraud and fraudsters
- localising council tax support, which will give councils a strong incentive to reduce fraud
Further information
The latest survey of fraud against local bodies can be found in the Audit Commission바카라 사이트檚 report, .