Public Sector

EU member states cannot unilaterally rely on alleged fraud to set aside certificates for social security coverage validly issued by another member state, the European Court of Justice has ruled in a landmark judgment on the posting of workers.

https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/eu-member-states-cannot-unilaterally-disregard-social-security-certificates-allegedly-based-on-fraud

Scammers pretending to be waste collectors are stealing from Lambeth residents. The council's deputy leader has warned that people are offering to take away bulky waste for £70, but will actually take the rubbish and dump it on the streets.

https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10211

31 March 2020: the Government Counter Fraud Function has published new guidance for public bodies about fraud arising from the actions taken to address the coronavirus emergency.

I have written several articles about the work of NHSCFA and that tends to be from my fairly technical angle as a figures person, an accountant who has worked in the NHS for almost 20 years.

http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Robot-News/nhscfa-fraud#.XoSLRppVP8I.twitter

Guidance for leaders and fraud experts in government bodies and local authorities that are administering emergency programmes on behalf of the UK Government.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fraud-control-in-emergency-management-covid-19-uk-government-guide

The EU’s anti-fraud agency has recommended that authorities in the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium bring prosecutions against companies tied to a €2 million rule-of-law project in Syria

https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/article/1222259/olaf-finds-widespread-fraud-by-uk-dutch-and-belgian-companies-in-syria#.XnvTiqJ2LUQ.twitter

A FRAUDSTER raked in about £35,000 by posing as learner drivers and passing their tests for them.

The Local Government Association said criminals are committing burglary or fraud by pretending to be Government, council or medical officers.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/03/21/coronavirus-fraudsters-impersonating-officials-are-targeting-the-elderly/

Only one in four university admissions staff feel confident spotting fake qualification documents without assistance, a survey by the UK’s national qualifications agency UK NARIC has revealed, as the organisation pledges to ramp up efforts to identify fraudulent certificates.

https://thepienews.com/news/75-of-admissions-staff-cannot-detect-fake-certificate/#.XnIFnj_yv-0.twitter

The former chief fire officer of Gloucestershire, Stewart Edgar, 52, has been sent for crown court trial after he denied fraud by selling himself a brigade Landrover at a knockdown price.