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The sums lost annually in Wales to fraud are substantial.
Figures could be anywhere between £100 million and £1 billion.
The Crime Survey for England and Wales recognises fraud as being one of the most prevalent crimes in society today. However, some senior public sector leaders are sceptical about the levels of fraud within their organisations.
As a result, they are reluctant to invest in counter-fraud arrangements and assign a low priority to investigating cases of potential fraud identified to them by the National Fraud Initiative.
Fraudsters appear the very instant that an opportunity presents itself. Recently, there has been an explosion in fraudulent activity, and especially in cybercrime, during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
We believe that the pandemic provides an important opportunity for the Welsh counter-fraud community to come together (by appropriate means) and reflect on the speed and effectiveness of its response to the fraudsters.
Public sector bodies can mitigate these risks by having the right organisational culture supported by strong counter-fraud arrangements.
There is also significant potential for Wales to take advantage, where appropriate, of many of the counter-fraud initiatives underway across the wider UK public sector.
These include the recent establishment of a recognised government counter-fraud profession, with defined competencies and career paths.
A focus is also increasingly needed on smarter use of data analytics.
A world-leading counter-fraud response would mean that counter-fraud specialists had identified the risks at least at the same pace as the fraudsters, if not sooner.
It would also mean they had the right tools to prevent and detect fraudsters exploiting any new opportunities; and that the counter-fraud response was mobilised rapidly through effective collaboration and information sharing.
Our report examines seven ‘key themes’ that all public bodies need to focus on in raising their game to tackle fraud more effectively.