Guidance
DfE counter fraud policy, strategy, and response plan
The Department for Education's strategic approach to preventing and detecting fraud, bribery, and corruption and how DfE responds to suspected or confirmed cases.
Applies to England
Documents
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These documents summarise the main points in the Department for Education’s (DfE) counter fraud policy, strategy, and response plan.
These documents apply to DfE:
- employees
- secondees
- agents
- contractors
- agency workers
- suppliers
They may also be of interest to organisations and individuals who receive DfE funding or are involved in delivering DfE funded programmes.
Updates to this page
Published 25 April 2024
Last updated 12 August 2026
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Added 'Counter fraud, bribery, and corruption response plan'.
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Updated to reflect revised counter-fraud strategic aims for 2025 to 2027.
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Added 'DfE counter-fraud strategy: 2024 to 2027'.
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First published.