National Fraud Initiative move to the Cabinet Office completed
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp National Fraud Initiative (NFI) has moved to the Cabinet Office, complementing our work recovering taxpayersâ€� money lost through fraud.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Cabinet Office is now responsible for the National Fraud Initiative from the Audit Commission.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp NFI is an exercise to detect and prevent potential fraud by examining electronic data shared between public and private sector bodies.
Transferring to the Cabinet Office will allow the NFI to continue to develop in line with government activities to save taxpayers� money through addressing fraud and error, and improving debt recovery.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp NFI matches data from 1,300 public sector and 77 private sector organisations, including audit bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, government departments and other agencies. It flags up inconsistencies in the information that indicate a fraud, an error or an overpayment may have taken place, signalling the need for review and potential investigation.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp National Fraud Initiative transferred to the Cabinet Office following the closure of the Audit Commission that was announced in the Queen’s Speech in 2013. Plans for the NFI to transfer were announced on 15 July 2013.