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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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£4.5bn lost to fraud and error across Covid employment scheme, finds report

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The government is still being “too slow” to recover taxpayer money lost to fraud and error over the pandemic, MPs have said.

The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has also warned Whitehall needs a “step change” in its approach to risk in order to prevent a similar “panic response” to future uncertainty.

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