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<p>The Scotland Office reported no cases of fraud or amounts lost due to fraud or
error in any of the last three financial years. This is disclosed as part of the Annual
Report and Accounts available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The Government is determined to uncover
fraud in the public sector and is proud of its record. As part of this, the Government
established the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA).</p><p>In 22/23, the PSFA set
a target of delivering £180m of savings to the taxpayer. In fact, the PSFA far surpassed
this within the first 12 months by preventing and recovering £311 million. As it enters
its second year, the PSFA has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the
taxpayer.</p><p>The Government has also announced an additional £34 million to deploy
cutting-edge tools and Artificial Intelligence tools to help combat fraud across the
public sector, saving £100 million for the public purse. This is in addition to existing
partnerships between PSFA and the tech sector.</p>
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