Government sets up world-first Whitehall anti-fraud squad

New team within Whitehall will “stress test’ big funding pledges and check them for loopholes.

Experts will adopt techniques used by criminals, includ Whitehall rs, to test how well new spending pledges will protect taxpayers’ cash.

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