UK Parliament debates direct recovery from bank accounts in benefit fraud cases

A Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) bill currently before the UK Parliament aims to enable claw-back of funds even in "low value cases" where prosecutions are not pursued, MPs have been told.

By Sarah Gibbons

A Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) bill [1] currently before the UK Parliament aims to enable claw-back of funds even in "low value cases" where prosecutions are not pursued, MPs have been told.