THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) is not doing enough to combat the “apparent normalisation of fraud,” MPs warned today.The Commons public accounts committee called for a “change of culture” in tackling the MoD’s fraud risk, estimated at £1.5 billion a year.But it said even this figure was not “reliable” and that the department lacked a “credible understanding” of its potential losses.The MoD recovered only 48p for every £1 spent on tackling fraud and economic crime, well below the government’s expectation of £3 for every £1 spent.

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) is not doing enough to combat the “apparent normalisation of fraud,” MPs warned today.

The Commons public accounts committee called for a “change of culture” in tackling the MoD’s fraud risk, estimated at £1.5 billion a year.

But it said even this figure was not “reliable” and that the department lacked a “credible understanding” of its potential losses.

The MoD recovered only 48p for every £1 spent on tackling fraud and economic crime, well below the government’s expectation of £3 for every £1 spent.

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