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New PSFA Internal Fraud Prevention Guide

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The United Kingdom’s Public Sector Fraud Authority, in collaboration with the CFPC, has released a new tool to increase capability in Internal Fraud Prevention.
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Aus and UK Partner Against Fraud

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The United Kingdom’s Public Sector Fraud Authority and the Centre entered into a counter fraud partnership on 23 February 2023. The partnership will help Australia and the UK to build capabilities to protect public sector entities from fraudsters.
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Using Gamification to Enhance Mandatory Training and Improve Compliance

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Government employees must complete mandatory training covering a number of high-risk areas, including fraud and corruption, but are they engaged with the material? Let’s take a look at some of the ways you can use gamification techniques to improve learning outcomes and compliance.
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Fraud Awareness Week 2022 - Reflections

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During International Fraud Awareness Week (13-19 November 2022) we ran capability building webinars to help Australian Government entities strengthen their counter-fraud knowledge and expertise.

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Piloting our Counter Fraud Practitioner Training Program

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On 25 October 2022, 15 participants commenced the Counter-fraud Practitioner Training Program Pilot. This pilot consisted of 5 full-day workshops across 5 weeks, covering a range of topics designed to address core skills required for a comprehensive counter-fraud approach. Learn more about the program, how our participants found it and our plans for 2023.

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Australia Public Service Anti-Corruption Conference November 2022

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APSACC - Australia’s leading public sector anti-corruption conference was held mid-November 2022 and had more than 500 delegates from a wide range government entities. Officials spoke about the latest trends, research and practices in preventing, exposing and responding to corrupt conduct and corruption risks in the public sector.
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The Fraud Rule is changing

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The Centre is undergoing a review of Section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance Accountability Rule 2014 (the Fraud Rule).
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Launch of the UK's Public Sector Fraud Authority

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The United Kingdom's Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) was launched on 3 August 2022. The authority will be made up of counter-fraud and data experts, using best-in-class tools and advanced analytics to help departments and public bodies protect public money.
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Managing integrity risk through effective controls

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Robust frameworks and control environments are key to protecting the APS, and the businesses and citizens that we interact with, from the growing economic and societal problem of fraud. To help entities strengthen their counter-fraud approach, the centre developed a catalogue of common fraud controls.

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