Public Accounts - Fifty-Eighth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 July 1998.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

Introduction and Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

The level of Benefit fraud

The effectiveness of the Agency's measures to tackle Benefit fraud

The accuracy of Benefit awards

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

EVIDENCE (Wednesday 18 February 1998) (HC 570-i (97-98))

WITNESSES

Mr Peter Mathison, Chief Executive and Mr David Riggs, Finance Director, Benefits Agency  1

Sir John Bourn, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General  1

Mr Frank Martin, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts  1

APPENDICES

1  Supplementary memorandum from the Benefits Agency (PAC/291)  17

2  Supplementary memorandum from the Benefits Agency (PAC/329)  20

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Prepared 30 July 1998