Coronavirus Grants: Fraud
Debate between Viscount Younger of Leckie and Lord Harlech
Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
The House will have heard the question from the noble Lord, and I shall take it back.
Lord Harlech (Con)
My Lords, is it true that BEIS had only two officials working on counterfraud at the start of the scheme and they have so far refused to engage with the Cabinet Office?
Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
My understanding is that BEIS has invested significantly in the expansion of its counterfraud function, in terms both of increased resource and, critically, of capabilities. A key role of its counterfraud function will be to embed a governed and risk-assessed approach throughout BEIS and the arm’s-length bodies.