On 18 August 2022, Audit Scotland published the National Fraud Initiative 2022.
The report says:
"The overall level of fraud identified by the NFI has fallen since our last report. Outcomes from the Scottish NFI exercise fell by £0.4 million in 2020/21, from £15.3 million in 2018/19. The reduction in outcomes could be due to less fraud and error in the system, strong internal controls or due to some key data sets from previous exercises not being included in the latest exercise".
Read the report on Audit Scotland's website
Information about the Public Audit Committee's consideration of the report can be found below.
The Committee took evidence from:
Antony Clark, Executive Director Performance Audit and Best Value; and Anne Cairns, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
Followed by:
Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, Antony Clark, Executive Director Performance Audit and Best Value; and Anne Cairns, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best value, Audit Scotland.
Read the agenda and meeting papers, 29 September 2022
Read the Official Report, 29 September 2022
Read the meeting minutes, 29 September 2022
Decision: The Committee agreed to close its scrutiny of the report.