Policy paper

Fighting Fraud Locally: The Local Government Fraud Strategy

Fighting Fraud Locally is a strategic approach developed by local gvernment, for local government, and addresses the need for greater prevention and smarter enforcement.

• From: National Fraud Authority
• Published: 2 April 2011

This publication was withdrawn on 24 March 2016

This publication has been archived. It has been superseded by Fighting fraud and corruption locally: the local government counter fraud and corruption strategy 2016 to 2019.

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The cost of fraud to local government is estimated at £2.2 billion a year. This is money that could be used for local services.

Fighting Fraud Locally is a strategic approach developed  by local gvernment, for local government, and addresses the need for greater prevention and smarter enforcement. This approach,if adopted across local government, will not only enable local authorities to become better protected from fraud but also contribute to the nation’s ability to detect and punish fraudsters. 

The new approach will strengthen the counter fraud response across local government and will result in more fraudsters being caught, more fraud prevented and more money returned to authorities.

Published 2 April 2011