“Fraud has been a long term concern for the Committee of Public Accounts” [PAC 17th Report 05-06, para 32] The Committee identified the following factors which should be addressed or for which greater progress is needed.
Please click one of the factors below to go to a list of questions for organisations to use to review their progress against each factor.
| Factors which need to be addressed or where greater progress is needed | Signs of success* |
|---|---|
| 1. Better information to help determine the most effective responses to fraudsters and to understand the scale of the problem | Favourable answers to
the self-assessment questionnaire on ‘Understanding and managing
the risks of fraud’ at page 7 of the NAO/HMT report,
Good Practice in Tackling External Fraud
 . |
| 2. Prompt use of penalties and greater publicity to heighten public awareness of risk of detection and punishment | Favourable answers to
the self-assessment questionnaires on ‘Deterring and preventing
external fraud’, and ‘Detecting and investigating external fraud
and imposing sanctions’ of
Good Practice in Tackling External Fraud
(pages 24 and
38). |
| 3. Better use of IT to allow for greater use of data matching | Within the Department:
a common access point for all information systems. Co-operation with other Departments and Agencies: participation in information sharing. |
* The “Signs of Success” are intended to help senior management to quickly determine whether the factor identified by the Committee has been addressed in their organisation.
