Understanding the fraud risk in the public sector – and how to tackle it
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The threat that public sector organisations face from fraud is growing. In an era when technological advancements are rapidly transforming the landscape, public sector organisations face unprecedented challenges in combating fraud.
According to a survey of public servants undertaken by SAS, all public sector agencies surveyed are currently experiencing some form of fraud and expect to see an increase in at least one type of fraud over the next 5 years.
Fraud is also having an impact on public finances. In the UK, chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out a crackdown on fraud in the welfare system, with a focus on saving £4.3bn by the end of the decade, while the International Public Sector Fraud Forum has published a revised framework that sets out key principles and processes for conducting fraud loss measurement exercises to better quantify the cost of fraud – and measure savings.
The importance of unlocking these savings is demonstrated by the SAS research, which identified that tackling fraud, waste and abuse could release savings equivalent to around 16% of their government’s budget.
This webinar session examined the scale and extent of the fraud challenge that governments around the world face – and how to tackle it.
The session brought together public servants to discuss:
- The trends in the type of fraud threats that governments face now – and will face in future.
- How governments are tackling the threats they face now – and preparing for the threats that are on the horizon.
- The role for AI and analytics in tackling the fraud challenges that government face – and how these technologies can be embedded in current working practices.
Panel
Dina Buse, Deputy Director, Financial Market Policy Department & Head, Credit Institution and Payment Services Policy Division, Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Dina has 15 years’ experience across innovation, financial engineering instruments and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) support programmes. For the past eight years she has focused on the development of financial sector regulation, including banking sector regulation, resolution, payment services and fintech policy.
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Senior Government Official, National Cyber Security Centre, United Kingdom
Shaun Barry, Global Director Risk Fraud & Compliance Division, SAS
Shaun Barry is a renowned expert in fraud and integrity, with a specific focus on government. Shaun has worked for and with federal, state, and local governments around the world for over twenty (20) years to foster innovative and efficient business processes through technology. He specializes in tax & revenue, healthcare, social benefits, and motor vehicle functions. Shaun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University.
Webinar chair: Siobhan Benita, Moderator, Global Government Forum
Siobhan was a senior civil servant in the UK with more than 15 years’ Whitehall experience. She worked in many of major delivery departments, including Transport, Environment, Health and Local Government. She also had senior roles at the heart of government in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, including supporting the then Cabinet Secretary, Lord O’Donnell, to lead work on civil service reform and strategy. Siobhan left to run as an independent candidate in the Mayor of London election. She subsequently joined her alma mater, Warwick University, as Chief Strategy Officer of Warwick in London and Co-Director of the Warwick Policy Lab.
