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Lost homes, lost hope: tackling tenancy fraud
- Article
- 10 May 2023
A new Fraud Advisory Panel report finds that tackling fraud in social housing has stalled since the pandemic. Alan Bryce explains why it’s important that action ramps up.
How accountancy firms are helping to detect COVID fraud
- Article
- 11 Nov 2022
ICAEW firms are playing a key role in identifying and dealing with COVID fraud. We talk to Michelle Giddings, ICAEW’s Head of AML, about a recent survey that shows how firms are encouraging clients to pay back ineligible claims, and supporting law enforcement by reporting fraudulent activities.
How the government could better tackle fraud
- Article
- 07 Feb 2022
The pandemic saw a sharp rise in financial scams and online fraudulent activity targeted at government schemes and consumers, with around £290bn lost to economic crime
HMRC’s power to issue joint and several liability notices explained
- Article
- 01 Dec 2021
HMRC can issue notices to transfer tax liabilities of companies and limited liability partnerships to directors, shadow directors and other individuals connected with managing the business
European Anti-Fraud Office finds €293m misused public funds in 2020
- Article
- 18 Jun 2021
In addition to traditional investigations of misused public monies, EU anti-fraud activity last year had to tackle COVID-19 related fraud, from counterfeit personal protective equipment to raising awareness of the risk of fake vaccines.
Four lessons the UK should learn from COVID fraud
- Article
- 16 Mar 2021
Chairman of the Fraud Advisory Panel David Clarke explains how we could disrupt fraudsters’ attempts to exploit the government’s COVID financial aid packages.
Keep your charity safe
- Helpsheets and support
- 18 Dec 2020
New helpsheet for charities on keeping themselves safe in the pandemic and beyond, issued in December 2020 by the Fraud Advisory Panel, the Charity Commission, the National Cyber Security Centre and others.
Accountants must be wary of COVID-support fraud
- Article
- 12 Nov 2020
Following claims of fraudulent activity around government support schemes, chartered accountants should turn to their code of ethics to assess and manage their potential exposure to ethical and reputational risk.
Accountants fight boom in post-pandemic fraud
- Article
- 17 Sep 2020
Government financial support in response to the pandemic has created ideal conditions for fraud to flourish around the world. Once again, accountants are on the frontline, finds Christian Doherty.
COVID- 19 Fraud watch
- Article
- 18 Apr 2020
Colleagues in the Fraud Advisory Panel have convened a COVID-19 Fraud Watch Group which is meeting weekly. They have produced a valuable helpsheet which is outlined below. This includes risks and issues noted at their last meeting, plus some helpful tips.
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