Asked by: Matt Turmaine (Labour - Watford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
What progress he has made on establishing the National School of Government and Public Services.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The National School of Government and Public Services is on track to launch this year.
We will be moving away from outsourced government training contracts and, as we promised at the last General Election, provide better value for money for the taxpayer.
As the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister announced at the FDA conference in May, this will include offering AI skills training to civil servants when the National School launches to ensure they have the right tools to support the Government deliver its priorities.
Asked by: Matt Turmaine (Labour - Watford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce fraud in the public sector.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
In January, the government introduced the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill as part of the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. The measures in the Bill will give us more tools to combat fraud, recover public money and allow the government to investigate fraud.
The Public Sector Fraud Authority is also developing artificial intelligence tools to tackle fraud - and is expected to surpass the PSFA’s £250m 2024-25 audited benefits target from these services.