Baroness Garden of Frognal
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Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD)
Will the Minister say, where instances of apparent fraud have been notified in accordance with the guidelines, what action the Government have taken?
Lord Nash
Where we receive an instance of fraud we immediately investigate. The EFA has investigated 35 cases of fraud in academies in two years. That compares with 191 reported in maintained schools over one year. If we feel that there are causes for concern we will inform the police or, in more minor cases, introduce a financial notice to improve.