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A4e Finance Director demoted after Group Head of Risk recruited

New Deal Scandal can reveal that the former Finance Director was demoted after A4e recruited Sarah Aston, A4e’s newly created position of Group Head of Risk, in April 2009,  designed to centrally combat fraud for Flexible New Deal contracts.

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Victim of Fraud: A4e or the Taxpayer?

You the blog reader may decide. Emma Harrison claims that A4e is a victim of fraud… really?

Not exactly a new issue or article worthy of being called “news”, however, I would like to report corporate happenings behind big businesses such as A4e. New Deal Scandal already reported about an director of A4e of the highest senior rank in regards to finance, stepping down/being demoted after reports of fraud within A4e, which almost got this website shut down. He still works for the company in a more junior role underneath the new finance director.

Now we have a snippet from Emma Harrison stating how A4e uses a PR team and lawyers to bully their way out of any blame. Now, lets not forget even though a business has the right to protect themselves i.e. their reputation, A4e did attempt to shut down this blog and were on the route to even suing me for solely stating that Companies House had recorded that a director who works in finance has resigned his directorship – this comes after allegations of fraud were reported at A4e.

A4e being a company funded by taxpayers money means taxpayers have the right to know basic public accessible information such as management changes within contracted out services.  A4e claimed this was libel and was intended as a malice attempt to attack their (allegedly) good reputation.  The truth is, even though they have to file such documents by law they wanted this suspicious (although not necessarily guilty) activity kept quiet.  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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No prosecutions for New Deal Fraud

New Deal Scandal can reveal that the Department for Work and Pensions has no intention for making any prosecutions for prime contractors deliberately defrauding the system. The Department for Work and Pensions currently has no plans of stopping Flexible New Deal contracts being awarded to prime contractors who have previously defrauded the system on numerous occassions for the New Deal contracts. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Fraud: 4 outstanding fraud investigations

New Deal Scandal can reveal that as of the end of July 2009 there are 4 ongoing fraud investigations regarding New Deal and 1 regarding Pathways to Work. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform: network snippet

Just a brief overall of recent content on ”New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform” blog. This might be easier to some then using WordPress pages as some sticky posts make normal ones difficult to see sometimes. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Scandal: A4e 1 – Bloggers 1

New Deal Scandal is back!

Against the will of Action for Employment (a4e) we are not going away.

A4e may have successfully taken down watchingA4e as Webs (previously freewebs) bowed to the pressure but Wordpress had the sense and courtesy to consult with me first before taking removal action. I proved to Wordpress that this is nothing more than internet censorship as my source for that blog post was from the Government and is available to anyone who wishes to search the company register.

This makes it 1-1 on the score between A4e and Blogger!

This meant a little bit of downtime – well no new posts anyway and one being hidden (private) – but now we are back, and now have some more content on A4e that I am sure you will find interesting. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform: network snippet

Just a brief overall of recent content on ”New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform” and “Ipswich Unemployed Action” blogs.  This might be easier to some then using Wordpress pages as some sticky posts make normal ones difficult to see sometimes.  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

Reed in Partnership and the £3 million illegal immigrant fraud

New Deal Scandal recently reported that New Deal Provider Reed in Partnership was under investigation for multi-million pound fraud in 2001; we now can disclose that just two years later the Department for Work and Pensions was involved in a multi agency investigation of a fraud estimated at £3 million involving them finding jobs for illegal immigrants including failed asylum seekers.

DESPITE THESE TWO PREVIOUS MULTI-MILLION POUND FRAUDS:

Reed in Partnership still holds Government Contracts (including New Deal Prime Contractor, Employment Zone, Pathways to Work Phase 2).   Where is the logic in that?

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New Deal fraud: the techniques used to rip off the taxpayer

Many New Deal providers are using a whole range of fraudulent techniques to receive money unlawfully from the Government. The Government generally isn’t interested in knowing about these techniques, they only recognise the fraud that is forging employer signatures. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

a4e New Deal: Finance Director resigned

We can reveal that on the 20th April 2009, Mr Neil Watson the Finance Director for Action 4 Employment resigned from a4e Ltd as a director. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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1,869 fraud tip offs in the first half of New Deal

New Deal Scandal can reveal that there were 1,869 allegations of fraud made against New Deal providers within the first 5 years – 15% of these allegations (or roughly 1 in 6) resulted in full fraud investigations being carried out. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Fraud: Over 278 full fraud investigations

Evidence from 2003 has been uncovered showing information on fraud investigations of New Deal in the first 5 years of New Deal. You may have heard about cases regarding companies such as A4e, Maatwerk and Working Links being investigated for fraud, however, official Parliament documents show that up until winter 2002 there was over 278 in depth fraud investigations against New Deal providers, almost 2000 allegations of fraud committed by New Deal prime contractors and the rate of cases year on year seems to be on the increase. Read on for more! Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal fraud: A4e employee jailed for fraud

Former Action 4 Employment (A4e) employee Elizabeth Orsman has been jailed for fraud with a total value of £15,833. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal Fraud: A4e and Working Links response

Both Action 4 Employment and Working Links publicly release a statement on the Channel 4 News report broadcast on the 30th June 2009, dated 28/06/2009 (A4e) and 29/06/2009 (Working Links) up to 2 days before the public were aware of their fraudulent activities. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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a4e fraud: Emma Harrison speaks on scams

Action for Employment founder and chairperson Emma Harrison discussion regarding scams: with video! Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal fraud technique: “leeching”

The illegal act of:

  1. Forcing the New Deal participant to sign a disclaimer giving them permission to contact any future employers, by threatening dismissal if they decline (see “exiting” fraud technique)
  2. Contacting the participant’s New Deal Personal Adviser enquiring if they have found employment and with what employer. (NDPA’s are only too happy to disclose such information even when the term of your New Deal course has far been exceeded – i.e. Data Protection Act 1998 violation)
  3. Approaching the employer and making them fill in the paperwork required
  4. Claiming Job Outcome bonuses, intended as an incentive to find New Deal participants work, NOT to be abused like in this manner where work was found by the ex-New Deal participant after the course ended.

… is known as “leeching“. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal fraud technique: “misrepresentation”

The illegal act of:

  1. Bidding for a contract to a high specification in order to win the contract (this becomes part of the New Deal contract outlined in Part 3 (“The services”), Section 3 (“Provider obligations”) subsections 3.1.1 and 3.1.5, Schedule 2 (and applicable Annexes) and other applicable sections), Or
  2. Failing to follow Provider Guidance (breach of subsection 3.1.3 of New Deal contract)

    and

  3. Deliberately providing the service different to that promised at tender stage, where the standard is less, where financial cut backs are made to the delivery, understaffed, under resourced and overcrowded premises.

… is known as “misrepresentation“. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal fraud technique: “exiting”

The illegal act of:

  1. Acknowledging that regardless of the actual period of time the New Deal participant spends on the course they will get the full amount for the entire 13 weeks, unless they exceed their absence limit where they wont
  2. Short listing those who appear not to be able to make the entire 13 weeks or those who are close to exceeding permitted absence limits to be dismissed – those who seem likely to “drop out” will not award provider with Job Outcome bonuses thus are surplus to requirements and those that are close to the limit regardless of being in their rights and not committing an offence are likely to become a liability to limit the amount projected to be received.
  3. Acknowledging that the Jobseeker cannot appeal or prevent being dismissed, has no rights to find out the reason for dismissal or have a chance to put right/get a second chance,  and that it takes immediate effect.
  4. Short listing random people for dismissal to ease overcrowding of training centres
  5. Making false declarations under oath of a disclaimer claiming reasons for dismissals as rather severe (misconduct, Health and safety concerns etc.) all being lies, knowing that the Dismissal Form has a sole purpose of helping a Decision Maker impose sanctions on a jobseeker, who doesn’t get to see such a form.
  6. Tell the Jobseeker verbally an entire  different story (such as due to attitude, not contributing enough etc.) consisting of rather mild reasons, so when he or she becomes required to give reasons why the training course ended or appeals to a decision of benefit sanctions,  the jobseeker merely complains about something irrelevant to the actual stated reason and becomes sanctioned as a result.
  7. When a Decision Maker writes to the Training Provider, the training provider delays the reply so when the Decision Maker writes to the Jobseeker, he or she doesn’t get a copy of the answers provided as the system is intended to do.
  8. Now that the people were exited – the training providers profit margins further reach the projections.

… is known as “exiting“. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal fraud technique: "pre-signing"

This potentially fraudulent act involves:

  1. Bullying the client into signing…
    • Blank documents or not filled in forms, Or
    • Incomplete (but partially filled in) forms
  2. Giving the reason as to “save time”, “I will complete the rest later…” and this is typically enforced by inadequate time for the paperwork to reasonably be completed (such as someone already waiting or an unreasonable target i.e. complete everyone’s paperwork by lunchtime).
  3. Threats of dismissal or 6 month sanctions, for non-compliance
  4. Verbally agreeing what you will write

    The fraudulent element is as follows…

  5. Writing something completely different to what was verbally agreed

Or, This fraudulent act involves:

  1. Requiring signature specimens (regardless of any “genuine” reason i.e. security)
  2. Using “Windowing” technique with specimens to make someone appear to have signed some document

… is known as “Pre-signing“; the second definition is more likely to use that term in common dialogue. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal fraud technique: “penciling”

The illegal act of:

  1. Filling in a document with pencil
  2. Getting the client to sign (either in pencil or pen)
  3. Later go over the pencil lines in pen to make a few modifications or rewriting the entire agreement
  4. Erase the pencil lines (if client signs with pencil go over it with a pen first)

Or

  1. Filling in a document with pencil
  2. Getting the client to sign
  3. Erasing certain words, sentences or paragraphs and filling in the gaps with other words or sentences.

… is known as “Penciling“.

If your New Deal provider ever wrote reviews and such like in pencil I would recommend you use the Data Protection Act 1998 to retrieve all the documents they hold on you (failing that if they say they no longer have it, try the Jobcentre) and see whether the content changed

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New Deal fraud technique: "windowing"

The illegal forging act of:

  1. Creating a photocopy of a document with the signature you wish to use (thus to prevent marks created from the top of the pen making an impression on the original sheet which enables detection of fraud easier)
  2. Placing the photocopy against a window (hence where the name comes from) or a light box/overhead projector (which gives artificial light if not enough light from a window is available)
  3. Cover the photocopy with the document you wish to have the signature on (the light enables the content of the photocopy to be seen through that document)
  4. Trace the signature (and if you have a steady hand you have a good copy, doesn’t have to be perfect: signatures typically vary slightly)

… is known as “Windowing“. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal ends in half of Great Britain

Since Monday, in half the country there will be no new referrals to New Deal. This could be due to implementing the Flexible New Deal or due to revelations of New Deal fraud we recently reported, as the Flexible New Deal (if contracts are signed on time) are not due to begin until October allowing a 13 week programme to commence this week.

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New Deal Scandal record hits DOUBLE on news of A4e Fraud

At only 19:55 BST the record number of unique visitors on this blog today has beaten the previous record a week ago (22nd June 2009) by 2 times and has tripled the daily average number of unique visitors. It seems everyone is very interested in the A4E fraud so we will bring more revelations on Action 4 Employment in the future.

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New Deal fraud investigation: Reed in Partnership

Several years ago Reed in Partnership were investigated over 13 employees who has forged placements for those who had signed off to gain bonuses and also used the Employment Services data of New Deal candidates that found work outside of Reed to top up missed targets, totalling an expected multi-million pound fraud.

This was back in 2001, what have the Department for Work and Pensions learned since then?

It appears that the Government is still very slow in picking up on fraud – with the departments executive agency Jobcentre Plus ignoring complaints from Jobseekers and New Deal participants, and generally having a very laid back attitude, turning a blind eye approach to working in partnership with these external providers it can’t be surprising the failings of these fraud investigation teams they have.

For one, Ipswich Unemployed Action have reported that YMCA Training, a New Deal training provider, didn’t have planning consent for providing their services – the New Deal contract team that are supposed to monitor service delivery of contracts are, yes you guessed it, a Jobcentre Plus department and NOT Department for Work and Pensions who award the contracts. Before signing the contract training providers have to submit plans and details of the proposed premises for approval – it appears they couldn’t be bothered to do a 5 minute online planning permission check on the property (or alternatively ring Ipswich Borough Council direct).

Even though Jobcentre Plus is an executive agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (sorry for any confusion above) and that the DWP is reportedly corrupt, it seems like one team inside the DWP are checking via audits etc. the forms and such like for suspicious signatures and information for alleged fraud, while all along Jobcentre Plus staff such as New Deal Personal Advisers are even aware and support the acts of fraud happening in the system.

When will the Department for Work and Pensions learn?

Reed article source: http://www.recruiter.co.uk/

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