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<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). 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.</p><p> </p><p>As it enters its second year, the PSFA
has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the taxpayer. 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><p> </p><p>Defra's headline response to countering fraud is set
out in the Governance Statement of the Annual Report and Accounts. The Annual Report
and Accounts for Defra for the past three years may be accessed here:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F61a604d4e90e070441bcf801%2Fdefra-year-end-accounts-2020-2021.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C0b72e9bfb1ac409d674008dc643a0ba0%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638495447675813239%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nRH7wZaPnUSZoCAOuuRfC4J9iBUIEJlhE39vCGv0noc%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F635a7f1e8fa8f5653f83f4f0%2Fdefra-annual-report-2021-2022.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C0b72e9bfb1ac409d674008dc643a0ba0%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638495447675824944%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=abUKBzLyva8eBsqNoa7LhJrVtZR1IxuzCJRLRd2MHt8%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F653a9479e6c9680014aa9be8%2Fannual-report-and-accounts-2022-23.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C0b72e9bfb1ac409d674008dc643a0ba0%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638495447675831576%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YkHVyZ%2FaD50a%2BqgeyTMM0KGwgwIxwqtHIu5pIKWG2Fo%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>
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