Anti-Fraud & Corruption Strategy 2024/27
Councils are reviewing anti-fraud efforts, with recent reports detailing significant financial losses prevented.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council and Westminster City Council are reviewing their anti-fraud and corruption strategies, with recent reports detailing significant financial losses prevented. In December 2025, a report to Hammersmith and Fulham's Audit Committee stated its Corporate Anti-Fraud Service prevented an estimated £779,530 in fraud between April and September 2025. Westminster City Council's Corporate Anti-Fraud Service prevented an estimated £693,499 in fraud losses during the same period, according to a report presented in November 2025 to its Audit and Performance Committee.
The Hammersmith and Fulham report also identified a notional loss of £607,423 and £409,000 for recovery via confiscation orders. For Westminster, tenancy fraud accounted for over 65% of the investigator's caseload in the first half of 2025/26. This follows Westminster's Corporate Anti-Fraud Service uncovering over £1 million in fraudulent activity during the 2024/25 financial year, as reported in July 2025, demonstrating ongoing efforts to protect public funds.
Key facts
- Hammersmith and Fulham's Corporate Anti-Fraud Service prevented an estimated £779,530 in fraud from April to September 2025. Source
- Westminster City Council's Corporate Anti-Fraud Service prevented an estimated £693,499 in fraud losses from April to September 2025. Source
- Hammersmith and Fulham's CAFS identified £409,000 for recovery via confiscation orders in December 2025. Source
- Tenancy fraud accounted for over 65% of Westminster's investigator caseload from April to September 2025. Source
- Westminster's Fraud Team uncovered over £1 million in fraudulent activity during the 2024/25 financial year. Source
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