National Fraud Initiative
The following has been updated for 2022/23.
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland are participating in the 2022/23 National Fraud Initiative.
Audit Scotland is conducting a data matching exercise to detect fraud and other crimes by comparing data from a number of organisations in the private, public and third sector. Data matching involves comparing computer records held by one body against other computer records held by the same or another body to see how far they match.
Computerised data matching allows potentially fraudulent claims and payments to be identified but the inclusion of personal data within a data matching exercise does not mean that any specific individual is under suspicion. Where a match is found it indicates that there may be an inconsistency that requires further investigation. No assumption can be made as to whether there is fraud, error or other explanation until an investigation is carried out. The exercise can also help bodies to ensure that their records are up to date.
The aim of the exercise is to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public money.
This notice is to inform you that the SPA is required to submit personal data to Audit Scotland for the purposes of their data matching exercise under the National Fraud Initiative. For more information on this, please see the Audit Scotland Privacy Notice in relation to the NFI, which can be found on the National Fraud Initiative in Scotland website. Details of the personal data which Audit Scotland will process is included in Appendix 1.
More information can be found on the Audit Scotland website.
