10:00

Encouraging ethical working practices and preventing fraud in the organisation

• What is procurement fraud?
• Key fraud facts
• Internal fraud - where to look
• Limits of internal control
• Impact of fraud on procurement and services
• Developing an anti-fraud culture
• Why getting procurement right is so important?
• Scope of procurement fraud
• Corruption and cultural considerations
• The "Paper Scam"
• The Triangle of Temptation
• Common problems - procurement stages

11:30

Identifying, investigating and preventing fraud in procurement

This session will take an in-depth look at the key challenges facing organisations from the threat of procurement fraud which has the potential to bite deep into budgets:

• Key challenges
• Fraud indicators
• Fraud risk exposure and vulnerabilities
• Checks you can carry out
• Procurement cartels - how to spot them?
• Detecting and investigating fraud - case studies

13:30

Bribery - the slippery slope

This session will explain the risks of bribery and what can be done to reduce them.  It explores how suppliers might attempt to influence buying behaviours.

• What does the Bribery Act say?
• Gifts and hospitality
• Sponsorship
• What can you do to protect you and your organisation?

14:00

What's in your fraud response plan?

• Investigations methodology
• The investigations cycle

14:45

Case studies and feedback

This session will include group work and feedback from delegates