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<p>As at 13 October 2016 all National Health Service bodies that are referenced in
the NHS Choices list of authorities and trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
(published at <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx"
target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx</a>)
have nominated Local Counter Fraud Specialists (LCFS) except for West London Mental
Health Trust and NHS City and Hackney CCG.</p><p> </p><p>Information concerning the
cost of counter fraud services cannot be provided as the release of this data would
prejudice commercial interests.</p><p> </p><p>The number of investigations carried
out by each LCFS and the cases where fraud was found and proven are shown in the table.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of completed investigations</p></td><td><p>Number
of cases where fraud found and proven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2,920</p></td><td><p>918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>3,506</p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2,465</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2,363</p></td><td><p>662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,002</p></td><td><p>555</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1,543</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>996</p></td><td><p>357</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1
</sup>Figures provided are drawn from investigations that are concluded and closed
within each financial year.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>The undertaking and completion of fraud
investigations can span different financial years and, in the case of serious and
complex investigations, multiple years.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2009/10 and 2010/11
NHS Protect’s predecessor organisation, the Counter Fraud and Security Management
Service, undertook investigations and was structured in regional and specialist teams.
Numbers of investigations and the cases where fraud was found and proven are shown
in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region/Team</p></td><td><p>2009-10
Number of completed cases</p></td><td><p>2009-10 Number of cases where fraud found
and proven</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Number of completed cases</p></td><td><p>2010-11
Number of cases where fraud found and proven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
and Yorks</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
Eastern</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midland</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pharmaceutical
Fraud Team</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dental
Fraud Team</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National
Investigations</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>From April 2011 NHS Protect operated a National Investigation Service (NIS)
dealing with the most serious and complex allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption.
Other cases of fraud are investigated at a local level by Local Counter Fraud Specialists.
NHS Protect staff are located in London, Coventry and Newcastle and operate as a single
investigative team.</p><p> </p><p>The number of investigations carried out by NIS
and the cases where fraud was proven are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>Number of completed investigations</p></td><td><p>Number of cases
where fraud found and proven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1
</sup>Figures provided are drawn from investigations that are concluded and closed
within the each financial year.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>The undertaking and completion
of fraud investigations can span different financial years and, in the case of serious
and complex investigations, multiple years. Single investigations within NIS relate
to the entirety of the allegation, and will cover multiple subjects.</p>
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