{"id":4298,"date":"2026-10-16T08:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/?p=4298"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:17:49","slug":"new-conversations-in-counter-fraud-across-the-public-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/new-conversations-in-counter-fraud-across-the-public-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"New Conversations in Counter Fraud across the Public Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4298\" class=\"elementor elementor-4298\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3b4fca e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c3b4fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f833471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f833471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/banner-New-Conversations-in-Counter-Fraud-across-the-Public-Sector-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/banner-New-Conversations-in-Counter-Fraud-across-the-Public-Sector-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/banner-New-Conversations-in-Counter-Fraud-across-the-Public-Sector-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/banner-New-Conversations-in-Counter-Fraud-across-the-Public-Sector-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/banner-New-Conversations-in-Counter-Fraud-across-the-Public-Sector-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/scan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/banner-New-Conversations-in-Counter-Fraud-across-the-Public-Sector-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c164217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c164217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date: 21st January 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: 9:30 AM &#8211; 5 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: The Great Hall, Sutherland Building &#8211; Northumbria University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The SCAN (Strengthening Counter Fraud Across the NHS in England) project is hosting a one-day event that brings together practitioners, policymakers and researchers from across the public sector and higher education.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The counter fraud landscape is changing rapidly and has never been higher on the political agenda. 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