Tackling Fraud in the Public Sector 2025: Developing a Counter-Fraud Culture
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Overview
In September 2023 the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warned that the Government’s current system of fraud measurements does not tell us where the problems are, or which public bodies are most affected. Moreover, it was reported by the PAC that in 2022-23, the Government also lost somewhere between £2.5 billion to £28.5 billion to fraud and error. Public sector entities need to review policies and practices to foster a culture of counter-fraud using dynamic, innovative and collaborative techniques.
- The government currently estimates that fraud and error in the public sector costs between £33–£59 billion per year, excluding COVID-19 schemes (GOV UK)
- The National Fraud Authority (NFA) estimates that fraud costs the public sector around £21 billion per year, which is 55% of the total fraud loss in the UK (GOV UK)
- £1.27 billion is lost annually to fraud, bribery and corruption in the NHS (Transparency UK)
- PSFA found that even without specific measures of fraud and error risk, 27% of the organisations it assessed showed clear signs of a mismatch between their resources and risk. (PSFA)
Join us at the Tackling Fraud: Developing a Counter-Fraud Culture in the Public Sector 2025 to hear the latest initiatives and collaborative approaches to developing counter-fraud policies. Engage with a series of best practice case studies and keynote addresses showcasing strategies for sharing data, working in partnership across public sector organisations, and tackling cyber fraud. You will also be able to share your experiences and challenges faced in improving fraud awareness across the public sector through networking with senior colleagues.
Why Attend?
✓High-level keynotes from leading fraud and corruption experts on support and practical strategies
✓Hear recommended best practice case studies from local organisations on working in partnership to tackle fraud
✓Hear recommended best practice case studies from local organisations on working in partnership to tackle fraud
✓ Gain 8 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota
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Agenda
Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Keynote: Update on Current Laws and Regulation on Tackling Fraud
- The latest guidance and updates on fighting fraud and corruption in the public sector
- Reinforcing strong financial management and consistent internal and external audits
- Promoting transparency around data and technologies to prevent and detect fraud and corruption
- Developing an anti-fraud culture across the public sector that encourages whistleblowing
Keynote: Developing Effective Fraud Prevention Strategies at all Levels of Government
- Developing a collaborative culture of counter-fraud between the central, devolved and local governments
- Implementing formal data-sharing agreements and centralised databases to enable information sharing between government entities
- Incorporating detection, prevention and redress into all levels of fraud prevention
- Considering the extent to which the Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally (FFCL) gives local governments the tools to effectively tackle fraud
- Reinforcing the importance of self-regulation and audits in proactive fraud prevention
Key Supporter Session
Questions and Answers
Comfort Break
Case Study: Equipping the NHS to Counter Fraud
- Ensuring a range of specialised services are offered by NHSCFA and are promoted making sure NHS staff and the public understand the commitment to counter-fraud
- Reaffirming the significance of the Fraud Hub as a central coordination point to enable health bodies to tackle fraud effectively
- Ensuring staff are trained to detect, report and tackle fraud to facilitate a culture of counter-fraud in the NHS
- Utilising the most innovative and up-to-date technology available to the NHS to tackle fraud
Case Study: Finances of Public Sector Fraud
- Considering how the cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated financial burdens of individuals and intensified cases of fraud
- Outlining the cost of public sector fraud for the taxpayer
- Considering the cost of administrative and technological compliances in combatting fraud
- Reducing losses in public expenditure through accurate measures of public sector fraud losses, increasing transparency of public sector losses to fraud and establishing a proactive government approach to tackling fraud
Case Study: Innovating Technology: Staying Ahead in the Fight Against Fraud (AI)
- Outlining how the HMRC deploys AI to identify risks on large-scale transactional services
- Ensuring that the highest standards of legality, ethics, transparency and accountability are met when deploying AI as a counter-fraudulent methodology
- Maintaining trust and confidence in the public sector’s use of AI, by ensuring that explanations for how the AI tool is used and deployed is accessible for the public
- Reiterating the critical need for objectivity by questioning AI bias, prejudices and errors when tackling fraud
Questions and Answers
Lunch Break
Keynote: Developing a Culture of Regular and Comprehensive Risk Assessments
- Identifying and measuring areas within the public sector organisation that are susceptible to internal and external fraud by regularly conducting evaluations and reviews of the organisations systems
- Understanding that fraud risk assessments should feed into and support a broader counter-fraud strategy
- Using the opportunity to complete risk-assessments to strengthen internal controls
- Viewing risk-assessments as an ongoing cycle of monitoring and reviewing due to the fluid and dynamic nature of fraud
Key Supporter Session
Questions and Answers
Breakout Networking: Addressing Challenges and Sharing Best Practices for Enhanced Protection Against Fraud
This session will provide you with the opportunity to discuss the main challenges you face in providing the best protection to the public sector agencies most at risk. Share your experiences, and best practices and encourage cross-sector collaboration.
Comfort Break
Keynote: Building a Public Sector Workforce Shaped to Tackle Fraud
- Increasing opportunities and awareness of Trailblazing counter-fraud apprentices to support existing public sector workers
- Upskilling and training all staff to identify fraud by providing public sector with training courses, regular anti-fraud meetings, expert advice and online information
- Verifying public sector workplaces have accessible arrangements for staff to report fraud
- Building a sustainable network of trained individuals to continually address and prevent fraud
- Eliminating stigma and embarrassment associated with being a victim of scams, ensuring victims receive support comparable to victims of other crimes
Case Study: Case Study: Predicting Future Challenges of Counter-Fraud
- Developing the most innovative and proactive counter-fraud strategies
- Incorporating AI, machine-learning and behavioural analytics into fraud detection to keep up with sophisticated and targeted attempts at fraud
- Encouraging collaboration with the public and private sector as private sector leaders can highlight vulnerabilities within regulatory policy frameworks that need to be addressed and legislated upon
- Examining the possibility of a counter-fraud enforcement body for the public sector, that can be accessed by departments and public bodies who need it
Questions and Answers
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Previous Speakers
Lucian Tipi
Associate Dean Teaching, Education and Student Experience
Birmingham City University
Laura Eshelby
Deputy Director of Counter Fraud Policy
Cabinet office
Joshua Reddaway
Director Fraud and Propriety
UK National Audit Office
Rachael Tiffen
Director of Public Sector & Learning
CIFAS
Louise Baxter
Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team
National Trading Standard
Brian Collins
Regional Economic Protect and Prevent Officer
North East Regional Organised Crime Unit
Iain Murray
Director of Public Financial Management
CIPFA
Testimonials
Great event with the opportunity to keep up to date on the latest development, training and insights on public sector fraud and how the various sectors and organisations collaborate to tackle incidences.
The ability to attend this event online was excellent.
Head of Counter FraudMinistry of Justice
Good range of speakers and subjects covered.
A good event for providing an overview and the scale of the threat of fraud to the public sector with good advice on how to begin to tackle the issue.
A really good session with relevant topics and speakers on public sector fraud.
Why You Should Attend?
✓ Gain key insights from experts in education
✓ Keep up to date with policy developments and examination and curriculum changes
✓ Networking opportunities with speakers and senior colleagues from across the education sector
✓ Gain 8 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota
Who Should Attend?
| Job Title Example | Organisation Examples |
| Directors of Compliance | Healthcare Services |
| Fraud & Investigations manager | Financial Services |
| Forensic Accountant | Universities |
| Audit Manager | Public Benefit Providers |
| Counter Fraud Specialists | Information Commissioners |
| Head of Economic Crime | Counter Fraud Organisations |
| Corporate Fraud Manager | Police |
Pricing Options
PRIVATE SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
PUBLIC SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
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