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Voluntary sector

It is important for the voluntary sector that the money you have goes towards the charitable aims of your organisation. The National Fraud Authority reported that there was £1.3 billion of fraud against the Third Sector in 2009/10. This translates to an estimate of 2.4% of turnover being lost to fraud. Therefore, it is crucial to protect against this.

By submitting payroll data, the National Fraud Initiative can provide voluntary sector organisations with a way of identifying employee fraud by identifying:

  • employees with no right to work in the UK. This can help your organisation avoid prosecution and a UK Border Agency (UKBA) fine of up to £10,000 for each employee not entitled to work in the UK; and
  • employees who may be working for other organisations while claiming sick pay from your own or those which may have overlapping shift patterns.

We also provide trade creditor payments screening and have developed a suite of tests to deal with risks including duplicate payments and incorrect VAT payments. An important tool in the fight against fraud in this area.

Further information

If you’d like more information about any aspect of the National Fraud Initiative, please contact us.