Public sector fraud seems on the increase in all forms and countries. Part of this may be the impact of technology and the increased sophistication of organized crime; part of it may be a reflection of the increased transparency in the media. Fraud and Corruption in Public Services is a definitive, practical guide to the diverse sources of risk. There is a guidance on civil and criminal law as well as the national and international governmental measures and initiatives for countering this form of criminality. Most importantly of all, the book offers advice, examples and strategy both for…mehr
Public sector fraud seems on the increase in all forms and countries. Part of this may be the impact of technology and the increased sophistication of organized crime; part of it may be a reflection of the increased transparency in the media. Fraud and Corruption in Public Services is a definitive, practical guide to the diverse sources of risk. There is a guidance on civil and criminal law as well as the national and international governmental measures and initiatives for countering this form of criminality. Most importantly of all, the book offers advice, examples and strategy both for preventing and combating fraud and corruption. The text is readable, well-informed and intensely practical; illustrated throughout with examples from the author's thirty year career.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter Tickner has a Masters Degree from City University Business School (in Internal Auditing and Management), he is a Fellow and Chartered member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and a member and director of the Institute of Counter Fraud Specialists. Peter started his professional auditing and investigating career as an external auditor in the National Health Service in the 1970s. He was appointed Head of Internal Audit at Her Majesty's Treasury in February 1988. In 1995 Peter left the Treasury on appointment as the Director of Internal Audit for the Metropolitan Police in London, a post he held until early retirement in 2009. While at the Metropolitan Police, Peter set up and ran a highly successful investigation team looking at internal and contractor fraud and corruption.
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Using this book Characteristics of fraud and corruption The public sector Using risk and systems-based auditing Capital projects and major contracts Information technology and management Expenditure Income Transfer payments - benefits, claims, grants and rebates The main accounting and reporting function. Appendices: Appendix 1 Selected statutes, regulations and key extracts Appendix 2 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Appendix 3 General (non-surveillance) considerations in fraud investigations Appendix 4 WACI - a documented audit Appendix 5 Objectives and controls grids Appendix 6 Capital works contract checklist Appendix 7 Final contractor's account audit - arithmetical checks Appendix 8 Key contract counter-fraud and system evaluation issues Appendix 9 Extracts from the Data Protection Act 1998 Appendix 10 Outline structure for a corporate IT security and data protection policy Appendix 11 Checklist of key case papers and control features for means-tested benefits and grants Appendix 12 Some basic comparisons between private and public sector accounts Appendix 13 Financial and accounting glossary Appendix 14 Selected cases by theme of perpetration Bibliography Index.
Using this book Characteristics of fraud and corruption The public sector Using risk and systems-based auditing Capital projects and major contracts Information technology and management Expenditure Income Transfer payments - benefits, claims, grants and rebates The main accounting and reporting function. Appendices: Appendix 1 Selected statutes, regulations and key extracts Appendix 2 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Appendix 3 General (non-surveillance) considerations in fraud investigations Appendix 4 WACI - a documented audit Appendix 5 Objectives and controls grids Appendix 6 Capital works contract checklist Appendix 7 Final contractor's account audit - arithmetical checks Appendix 8 Key contract counter-fraud and system evaluation issues Appendix 9 Extracts from the Data Protection Act 1998 Appendix 10 Outline structure for a corporate IT security and data protection policy Appendix 11 Checklist of key case papers and control features for means-tested benefits and grants Appendix 12 Some basic comparisons between private and public sector accounts Appendix 13 Financial and accounting glossary Appendix 14 Selected cases by theme of perpetration Bibliography Index.
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