Responsibility for Government policy on public sector fraud rests in the Cabinet Office which is responsible for the counter fraud ‘profession’ and its function across the entirety of the public sector. Additionally, all major Government departments have dedicated units that investigate fraud related to their functions. Responsibility for investigating frauds against individuals and the private sector rests with the Home Office and myriad of investigative units in different law enforcement bodies (e.g. NCA, Regional and Organised Crime Units and individual police forces). The plethora of disparate fraud investigative units across Government and law enforcement means that there is little consistency or coherence in the overall effort to counter fraud.

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