Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many searches of bank accounts have been executed since they have gained additional powers through the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025; and how many searches resulted in fraud (1) identified and (2) recovered.

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) has not used any powers under the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act (PAFER) 2025 to conduct any searches of bank accounts.

The PSFA is obliged to hold information on the use of the powers under the PAFER Act and once the Act is fully implemented PSFA will report its use of the powers to Parliament annually.