‘Apparent normalisation of fraud’ in defence as MoD fails to tackle economic crime

Britain's armed forces battle fraud crisis as 'culture change' demanded

The 'normalisation of fraud' is condemned as the Ministry of Defence is condemned for lacking a strategy to stamp out this crime ahead of new investment

PAC warns MoD fraud risk is vast as recoveries fall short

The Public Accounts Committee has warned that the Ministry of Defence is failing to address a £1.5 billion annual fraud risk with requisite focus or leadership, calling for a radical change of culture and the appointment of a senior two-star officer to lead counter-fraud efforts. The PAC report found that over the four years from 2021-22 to 2024-25, the MoD recovered an average of just 48p for every pound spent on counter-fraud activity, well be…

‘Apparent normalisation of fraud’ in defence as MoD fails to tackle economic crime

The government body recovered only 48p for every £1 it spent on tackling fraud

MoD exposing £1.5BILLION in British taxpayers' cash to fraud amid calls for 'radical change'

The Ministry of Defence is exposing an eye-watering £1.5billion in taxpayers' cash to fraud each year, a damning new report has revealed.Parliament's spending watchdog has demanded "radical change" to soothe the deteriorating state of the public purse, while the Government is hit with demands to boost defence spending.The report claims the MoD is "achieving little" in its response to hundreds of allegations of suspected economic crime. The Publi…

Ministry of Defence accused of failing to tackle ‘normalisation of fraud’

MPs have published a scathing report on the culture within the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence failing to tackle ‘apparent normalisation of fraud’, MPs say

The Ministry of Defence is not doing enough to combat the “apparent normalisation of fraud”, an influential committee of MPs has warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for a “change of culture” in tackling the MoD’s fraud risk, estimated to amount to £1.5 billion a year. In a report published on Friday, the PAC said the department had recovered only 48p for every £1 it spent on tackling fraud and economic crime, well below th…