Public Sector Fraud Authority will tackle criminal gangs who rip off taxpayers after criticism from MPs
A £25m “fraud squad” is to be launched after MPs criticised the government’s failure to crack down on criminals who stole billions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash through Covid support schemes.
Announcing the creation of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) on Wednesday, the Treasury said it would double the government’s counter-fraud efforts, adding to work of the £100m taxpayer protection taskforce (TPT) launched more than a year ago.
