Terrorists are using fraud to fund their activities – the UK government needs to act urgently

The link between fraud and terrorism financing in the UK has been overlooked by successive governments. JARIRIYAWAT/Shutterstock

Fraud is one of the most popular methods now used to fund terrorist activities. But the connection between fraud and terrorism financing in the UK has been overlooked by successive governments, despite an acknowledgement of that link.

Worryingly, the UK government’s new fraud and counter-terrorism strategies offer no policies to tackle the problem.