Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (2025 c. 28)
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (2025 c. 28)
- Part 1 Functions exercisable on behalf of public authorities
- Chapter 1 Key concepts
- 1 Core functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office
- 2 Interaction with other public authorities etc
- Chapter 2 Investigatory powers
- Information
- 3 Information notices
- 4 Reviews
- 5 Information sharing
- 6 Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
- Powers of entry, search and seizure etc
- 7 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 etc powers
- 8 Disposal of property
- 9 Incidents etc
- Chapter 3 Rights to recover
- Recovery of recoverable amounts
- 10 Acting for another public authority
- 11 Recovery notices
- 12 Restriction on availability of powers: claimed amounts
- Recovery of other amounts
- 13 Penalties etc
- 14 Restriction on availability of powers: penalties
- Chapter 4 Methods of recovery
- Introduction
- 15 Payable amounts
- Recovery as if payable under a court order
- 16 Recovery orders
- Recovery from bank accounts etc
- 17 Direct deduction orders
- 18 Accounts which may be subject to a direct deduction order
- 19 Requirement for banks to provide information
- 20 Joint accounts
- 21 Further requirements before making a direct deduction order
- 22 Amount of deductions
- 23 Content and effect of direct deduction orders
- 24 Bank’s administrative costs
- 25 Insufficient funds
- 26 Restrictions on accounts: banks
- 27 Restrictions on accounts: account holders
- 28 Applications to vary
- 29 Variation
- 30 Revocation
- 31 Further information notices
- 32 Suspension of direct deduction orders
- 33 Cessation on death of liable person
- 34 Reviews
- 35 Appeals
- 36 Meaning of “bank” etc
- 37 Deputies
- 38 Regulations
- Deduction from earnings
- 39 Deduction from earnings orders
- 40 Content and effect of deduction from earnings orders
- 41 Requirements before making a deduction from earnings order
- 42 Amount of deductions
- 43 The employer’s administrative costs
- 44 Suspension of deduction from earnings orders
- 45 Duty to notify the Minister of change of circumstances
- 46 Applications to vary
- 47 Variation
- 48 Revocation
- 49 Reviews
- 50 Appeals
- Chapter 5 Civil penalties
- 51 Penalty relating to fraud
- 52 Application to members etc of bodies
- 53 Amount of penalty relating to fraud
- 54 Penalty for failing to comply with requirements
- 55 Application to members etc of bodies
- 56 Amount of penalty for failing to comply with requirements
- 57 Procedural rights
- 58 Penalty decision notices
- 59 Reviews and decisions
- 60 Penalty notices
- 61 Appeals
- 62 Interest
- 63 Code of practice
- 64 Penalties and criminal proceedings or convictions
- Chapter 6 General
- 65 Independent review
- 66 Independent review: further provision
- 67 Authorised officers
- 68 Guidance on exercise of investigatory functions
- 69 Reports on exercise of functions
- 70 Record of exercise of functions
- 71 Disclosure of information etc: interaction with external constraints
- 72 Crown etc application
- 73 Public Sector Fraud Authority and transfer of functions
- 74 Interpretation
- 75 Regulations
- Part 2 Social security etc
- Chapter 1 Powers to require information
- 76 Information notices
- 77 Consequential amendments to the Social Security Fraud Act 2001
- 78 Eligibility verification
- 79 Eligibility verification: independent review
- Chapter 2 Powers of entry, search and seizure etc
- 80 Entry, search and seizure in England and Wales
- 81 Entry, search and seizure in Scotland
- 82 Entry, search and seizure: Crown application
- 83 Offence of delay, obstruction etc
- 84 Disposal of property
- 85 Amendments to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
- 86 Incidents etc in England and Wales
- 87 Incidents etc in Scotland
- Chapter 3 Further provision relevant to investigatory powers
- 88 Devolved benefits
- 89 DWP offence
- 90 Disclosure of information etc: interaction with external constraints
- 91 Giving notices etc
- 92 Independent review
- Chapter 4 Overpayments: recovery and enforcement
- 93 Enforcement of non-benefit payments
- 94 Recovery and enforcement mechanisms
- 95 Recovery from bank accounts etc
- 96 Disqualification from driving
- 97 Code of practice
- 98 Rights of audience
- 99 Recovery of costs
- 100 Recovery: further provision
- Chapter 5 Offences, penalties etc
- 101 Offences: non-benefit payments
- 102 Penalty as alternative to prosecution: extension to non-benefit payments
- 103 Amendments to the Social Security Fraud Act 2001: loss of benefits following penalty
- 104 Powers of Scottish Ministers
- Part 3 General
- 105 Application and limitation
- 106 Power to make consequential provision
- 107 Financial provision
- 108 Extent
- 109 Commencement
- 110 Short title
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 Fraud against public authorities: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 powers
- Introduction
- General modifications
- Specific modifications
- Schedule 2 Public Sector Fraud Authority and transfer of functions
- Part 1 Powers to establish the PSFA and transfer functions
- Main powers
- Authorised officers
- Associated modifications
- Procedure
- Part 2 Constitution etc
- Introduction and status
- Constitution
- Appointment of non-executive members
- Appointment of executive members
- Interim chief executive
- Appointment of members: eligibility
- Terms of membership
- Non-executive members: payments
- Staffing
- Discharge of functions etc
- Procedure
- Annual report
- Seal and evidence
- Supplementary powers
- Transfer schemes
- Amendments to other enactments
- Part 3 Power to change name
- Schedule 3 Eligibility verification etc
- Part 1 Eligibility verification
- Part 2 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Schedule 4 Social security fraud: search and seizure powers etc
- Schedule 5 Recovery from bank accounts etc
- Schedule 6 Disqualification from driving
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