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Encouraging Fraud Reporting

Encouraging Fraud Reporting. Paul Bicknell Corporate Fraud Manager. Why Encourage Fraud Reporting?. Substantial Financial Loss According to the NFA:- 2013 total loss - £52 billion. In Local Government. Estimated loss:- £2.1 billion excluding Housing Benefit. Relevant Fraud Types.

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Encouraging Fraud Reporting

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  1. Encouraging Fraud Reporting Paul Bicknell Corporate Fraud Manager

  2. Why Encourage Fraud Reporting? Substantial Financial Loss According to the NFA:- • 2013 total loss - £52 billion

  3. In Local Government Estimated loss:- £2.1 billion excluding Housing Benefit

  4. Relevant Fraud Types • Procurement - £876 million • Housing Tenancy - £845 million • Payroll - £154 million

  5. HA’s/RSL’s Estimated Cost Of Tenancy Fraud:- £919 million

  6. Emerging Frauds • Council Tax Support/Business Rates • Internal Fraud • Right To Buy • Direct Payments (Social Care) • Schools • Insurance

  7. But Really, Why Bother? • Moral • Reputational • Income generation? • Zero tolerance = Effective organisation

  8. Spot The Cheater • What other frauds are out there? • 12 month, high profile campaign - Now ongoing • 4 main areas of fraud

  9. Aims • Raise awareness of other types of fraud • Change the culture - Get the public onside • Cost £260k : Identify £1.2 million • Recover 20 properties

  10. How? • Develop a brand • Simple, eye-catching, memorable • Publicity • Resources to deal with referrals • Make it easy to report fraud • More publicity, put it about!

  11. Billboard

  12. Bus Ads

  13. Poster

  14. Results • 01/04/11 to 31/03/12 Referrals = 1508 LT fraud – 446 (30%) Undeclared work – 261 (17%) Zero allegations for CTax & Blue Badge • 01/04/12 to 31/03/13 Referrals = 1777 LT fraud – 498 (28%) Tenancy fraud – 336 (19%) CTax – 51 & Blue Badge - 20

  15. Results – cont.. • £1.1 million benefit fraud • 64 properties recovered - Approx £6k each = £372k • 4 Blue Badges • £6028 CTax SPD (22 cases)

  16. Grand Totals Total Identified:- • £1.5 million Total Outlay:- • £115k

  17. The Secret Formula…. • Awareness • Just do it! • Publicity

  18. Questions? Contact Details/Media Pack Enquiries :- paul.bicknell@stoke.gov.uk Tel: 01782 232828

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