Local authorities detected and stopped 75,000 fraud cases with a total value of £336.2m, according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The third annual instalment of CIPFA’s Counter Fraud and Corruption Tracker revealed the three greatest fraud risk areas for local government as procurement, adult social care and council tax single person discount. Peter Wilson, director of counter fraud at CIPFA, said: “Our public services are already under tremendous financial pressure and so it is crucial criminals are not allowed to syphon cash away from where it is needed.”
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