A new strategy has been unveiled to help councils hit back against fraudsters and prevent losses of over £2 billion a year.
Fighting fraud locally provides a blueprint to better equip local authorities to fight a range of frauds - including housing tenancy, council tax, and blue badge parking fraud.
It draws on the best practices of councils already successfully tackling fraud, offers practical anti-fraud advice and is accompanied by a set of supporting online products that councils can use to more aggressively tackle fraud.
The strategy is the result of an eight-month review led by the National Fraud Authority and supported by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association, local government representative organisations and council chief executives.
An online package of anti-fraud products and guides support the strategy, including:
