Overview

🕮 Cross Civil Service

As it takes money away from vital public services, fraud committed in the public sector is never a victimless crime. Its impact can be significant, jeopardising the government’s ability to deliver vital services and severely affecting those (often vulnerable) citizens, families and communities who rely on those services. Fraud can erode trust in government and can also have a security impact if it’s able to compromise national security and defence.

For these reasons, fraud is something that all civil servants – but particularly senior leaders – should be alert to. Understanding the motivations behind fraud, knowing how to help prevent it and setting the tone for an effective counter fraud culture; these are all things that senior leaders can do to help mitigate the risk of fraud and protect taxpayers’ money.

Please refer to the course flyer for a full description of the learning.