Headlines, PublicNet: 2 April, 2012
Central government culture needs to change if loss through fraud is to be reduced.
Government loses some £31b annually through fraud and error, but a survey of 800 civil servants commissioned by SAS found that tackling fraud is not high on the agenda. The total number of officials claiming to have received no anti fraud and error training over the last 12 months was as high as 73%. Of those who had not received any training, nearly half said they would have found it useful.