ABSTRACT
One of the main concerns is that the centre in UK public services has been more concerned about the political agenda than in making meaningful progress in preventing and detecting fraud against the public sector. A very practical problem about whistle-blowers when it comes to allegations of public sector fraud and corruption is disentangling the reasons why they are blowing the whistle from the matter about which they are making allegations. One very practical problem for many whistle-blowers in the UK public sector is choosing the best route for reporting their concerns. Many of the high-level messages about tackling fraud and corruption in public authorities have come via the annual production of this publication, the data for which has been provided under statute. One area where central government has strengthened its hand around tackling fraud and corruption is the creation from 2014 of the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) and a revised Government Internal Audit Manual.
