Anti-fraud squad to target Covid crooks with powers to seize cash and raid properties

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A counter-fraud squad will be given power to raid the properties of Covid crooks and recover taxpayers’ cash from their bank accounts. Ministers will put fraudsters on notice as new legislation is introduced to Parliament today to double the time limit for civil claims from six to 12 years. The Cabinet Office’s Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) will be given more powers, which will apply retrospectively, including the ability to raid properties and retrieve money from fraudsters' bank

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