ABSTRACT
The UK Government announced to Parliament in October 2005 plans for the first ever comprehensive National Fraud Review. The review, which was presented to Parliament in July 2006 by Lord Goldsmith, the then Attorney General, recommended, inter alia, the creation of a National Fraud Strategic Authority and a National Fraud Reporting Centre, which would also be responsible for estimating the size of the problem to the UK. A common problem for all departments and agencies in the public sector tackling fraud, whether central or local, is the question of what to do about so-called 'white collar' fraud. 'White collar' fraud is more significant than petty fraud or theft but falls below the significant frauds committed at the top end or by those involved in organised crime. There is an inherent truism about the way both the police and government agencies tackle frauds. Almost all US fraud surveys concentrate on commercial businesses or fraud against the individual.
