Protecting Public Resources in Scotland: counter fraud strategy

Purpose

Our ambition is to improve the approach to counter fraud across the public sector in Scotland, to safeguard essential services and improve performance: working together to further reduce the risk and the impact of fraud, bribery and corruption.

Our strategic approach to Protecting Public Resources in Scotland will raise the profile of the counter fraud agenda; share good practice collaboratively across the public sector to stop fraud; raise awareness of the risks of fraud, bribery and corruption; and ensure that where incidents do take place, they are identified and investigated professionally and effectively.

This approach is designed to help shape the future delivery of public services through four main areas:

• a decisive shift towards prevention
• greater integration and partnership working
• workforce development through investment in the skills and capacity
• a sharp focus on performance.