AUDIT COMMISSION SAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUST KEEP FIGHTING FRAUD, DESPITE CUTBACKS
November 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BRITISH government's Audit Commission has called on UK local governments to spend money on fighting fraud, even as their income is squeezed by central government and a weak economy. The agency - itself about to be abolished because of spending cuts - has said England's councils detected GBP185 million's worth of fraud in 2010-11, up from GBP135 million the previous year. In its report 'Protecting the Public Purse 2011: Fighting Fraud Against Local Government', the Commission says councils should "ensure they keep the capability to ...
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