Abstracts, PublicNet: 23 May, 2012
This document calls for the adoption of a tougher approach to tackle fraud against local councils organised around the three themes of Acknowledge, Prevent and Pursue. The approach demands a new partnership between central and local government. Local government must recognise the cross boundary nature of fraud and adopt the best practice identified throughout this document to tackle the highest fraud risks by sharing data and by conducting a review of the use of powers by councils.