Before 2012-13 fraud data was published within the HM Treasury Fraud Report or estimated in the National Fraud Authority Annual Fraud Indicators. From 2012-13, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has reported figures on fraud to the Cabinet Office as part of the Quarterly Data Summary returns for Central Departments and all Arms Length Bodies who receive over £100 million public funding a year. The MOD reported the figures for detected fraud within the Department to be £13.2 million in 2012-13 and £4.1 million in 2013-14.

In 2011 this Government established the Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce to develop and coordinate the delivery of initiatives across Government as previously no systematic attempt had been made. It has achieved significant improvements, including the appointment, at Departmental board level, of an accountable individual with responsibility for identifying and reducing fraud and error losses in their Department.