£8.7 million of fraud, overpayment, and error outcomes from the latest National Fraud Initiative exercise in Wales

The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) is a key counter-fraud tool, using electronic data matching to help public bodies avoid financial losses and delivering various wider benefits, but there is still scope to improve how some follow up data matches and record outcomes.

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NHS digital: delivery not matching ambition

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A thematic review at each of the 22 principal councils looking at their arrangements to address recruitment and retention challenges.

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£8.7 million of fraud, overpayment, and error outcomes from ...

The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) is a key counter-fraud tool, using electronic data matching to help public bodies avoid financial losses and delivering various wider benefits, but there is still scope to improve how some follow up data matches and record outcomes.

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Community and town councils: the Exchange podcast

For the new season of The Exchange, the Audit Wales podcast, we are shining a light on an often underappreciated layer of local government in Wales - community and town councils.

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