Summary
We all face difficult challenges and growing resource pressures in our day-to-day work. As civil servants we must ensure the economic, efficient and effective use of public resources in everything that we do.
It is essential to have a proactive approach to countering fraud, bribery and corruption, to ensure that public funds are safeguarded and we are protecting frontline services as a result.
The main purpose of this guide is to:
- ensure there is a greater level of awareness of the risk of fraud no matter what role you undertake,
- ensure we all understand our responsibilities and the procedures for dealing with and reporting an incident should it occur in our own areas, or the organisations we work with
- foster a culture where we are able to prevent such incidents from occurring
This guide outlines the approach for the prevention, detection, reporting and handling of fraud, bribery and corruption. The documentation is designed to be accessible to all Food Standards Scotland (FSS) staff.
