Protective Clothing: Fraud

(asked on 15th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk of loss to the public purse as a result of fraud during the procurement of personal protective equipment; and what plans he has put in place to mitigate that risk.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 18th August 2020

Fraud is a hidden crime and the Government takes fraud against the public sector seriously.

The Department and NHS Counter Fraud Authority are working closely with partners, as part of the Government’s COVID-19 Counter-Fraud Response, to identify fraud risks and implement measures to reduce the impact and harm of fraud.

Fraud Risk Assessments are being conducted to highlight high-risk areas for fraud, including procurement and inform the Department’s COVID-19 Post Event Assurance Action Plan. These robust measures aim to test, assess and enhance mitigations to prevent fraud losses.

It is accepted across Government that there will be a lead time for frauds, around COVID

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