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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Overview: Factsheet
The Bill is estimated to deliver total benefits of £1.5 billion over the next five years. […]
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Oversight, Inspections and Safeguards in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Factsheet
The Bill provides the Cabinet Office with new powers to investigate public sector fraud outside of tax and social security on behalf of other departments and public bodies. […]
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PSFA Information Gathering and Sharing Powers in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Factsheet
The Bill will enable the PSFA to compel relevant information from any first and third parties when the PSFA believes it is necessary and proportionate for investigating potential fraud and if there are reasonable grounds to suspect fraud has been committed against a public authority. […]
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PSFA Search and Seizure and Disposal of Property Powers in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Factsheet
The PSFA will also have a legal route, under the Bill, to apply to a court for an order in relation to property which has come into its possession, such as an order to dispose of or make changes to the property. […]
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PSFA Civil Penalties Powers in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Factsheet
The Bill gives the PSFA’s Enforcement Unit a much needed range of enforcement tools, both criminal and civil, to act against and prevent fraudulent activity against the public sector. […]
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PSFA Rights and Methods of Recovery in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Factsheet
The government recognises that the vast majority of debt it is owed is by those doing their best to repay it. A small but significant proportion of debt owed to the government arises from people who have committed fraud or who seek to avoid their responsibilities to repay. […]