2025006

Information requested

1. What was the total estimated value and number of cases of fraud reported to your organisation:
   1. In 2024
   2. In 2025 so far
2. What proportion of these cases were investigated or disseminated for further investigation?
   1. In 2024
   2. In 2025 so far
3. What was the reason for cases that remained uninvestigated?
4. What was the total value of funds reclaimed from fraud investigations:
   1. In 2024
   2. In 2025 so far
5. How many people in your organisation (or what percentage of investigators) are currently conducting counter-fraud investigations?
6. How many people in your organisation (or what percentage of investigators) are using OpenSource Intelligence (OSINT) to conduct counter-fraud investigations?
7. In what percentage of counter-fraud investigations did OSINT play a role in the last year?
8. Do teams using OSINT use Google or other public search engines as a primary source for intelligence gathering?
9. In what percentage of counter-fraud investigations was publicly available social media data used:
   1. In 2024
   2. In 2025 so far
10. Does your organisation use any software or platforms for OSINT/ digital/ internet investigations? If so, which ones?
11. How many people are OSINT-trained in your organisation? How many of these have access to specialist OSINT tools?
12. What is the average wait for teams to access specialist OSINT skills for investigations? I.e. waiting one day, week, month, etc.
13. What is your current budget for OSINT tools?
14. Has it changed in the past 12 months? Do you have plans to increase it in the next 12 months?

NHSCFA response

1-4 – refer to the datasheet.

5. 23 Investigation staff

6.23 Investigation Staff.

7.This information is not held by NHSCFA

8. The Authority uses Google or the search engine recommended by the NHSCFA for intelligence gathering.

9. This information is not held by NHS Counter Fraud Authority

10. NHS Counter Fraud Authority does not use software or a platform for OSINT/digital/internet investigations.

11. NHS Counter Fraud Authority do not have officers who are specifically OSINT trained.

12.This information is not held by NHSCFA

13. The Authority does not hold a budget for OSINT tools.

14.Please refer to (13).

2025006 OSINT FOI Request Analytics

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