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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-06more like thismore than 2024-03-06
answering body
Scotland Office more like this
answering dept id 2 more like this
answering dept short name Scotland remove filter
answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
hansard heading Scotland Office: Fraud and Maladministration more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three financial years. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli more like this
tabling member printed
Dame Nia Griffith more like this
uin 17319 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
answer text <p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year, it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022</a>). This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no reported or detected fraud and error in the Department during the last three financial years.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-12T10:37:51.143Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T10:37:51.143Z
answering member
4619
label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this