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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

Ministry of Defence accused of failing to tackle ‘normalisation of fraud’ after £1.5bn annual loss

The sign for the Ministry of Defence - (PA)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is failing to adequately tackle what an influential parliamentary committee has branded the "apparent normalisation of fraud" within its operations, with an estimated £1.5 billion lost annually.

In a scathing report published on Friday, the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for a "change of culture" to address the MoD’s significant fraud risk.

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