Written questions

Public Sector Fraud Authority: Local Government

Commons · Question 81460 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set how the Public Sector Fraud Authority is working with local authorities to prevent fraud at the local level.

Answer

Answered by Josh Simons, 21 Oct 2025

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) works closely with local authorities to prevent fraud through the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), which is one of the PSFA’s key data and analytics services. The NFI specialises in data matching, which involves co...