A senior civil servant with security investigation was reportedly paid for three full-time jobs by different government services.
The mandarin, which is understood, is able to work from home, would have duped his bosses to secure the roles funded by the taxpayer.
He then worked at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) the Ministry of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and at least one other department, twice.
This was designed despite the fact that he went through the screening procedures of the government, to ensure that rogue agents do not enter Whitehall.
An internal audit in 2022-23 discovered that the employee had withheld his working history when applying for the roles.
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI), the cabinet office that carried out the investigation into the employee, was thus alerted by the findings that the police were called in.
The civil servant no longer works for the government and is accused of one counting of fraud. He has not indicated a plea.
Callum McGoldrick, from the Campaign Group of the taxpayers, said: 'Taxpayers will be absolutely Goobsmacked that an official succeeded in making his way through several full -time jobs at the expense of taxpayers. This is not just a case of bureaucratic bungling, it is outright negligence. '
The Mandarin is said to have duped his bosses to secure the role funded by the taxpayer at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (photo)
He then worked at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) (photo) and at least one other department, twice
It is understanding that the employee could work from home (stock image)
According to the report, the employee was examined two years ago when he appeared that he worked for Defra and DHSC, both in a full -time capacity.
Subsequently, it was established that he played at least one other role in the government during two separate time frames.
It appeared that he was holding two different checks, simultaneously with different departments, without the knowledge of the Vettings team or the departments for which he worked.
Researchers discovered that he withheld his organized history of the civil service to get a new job every time. He was discharged from all three when his deceit was discovered.
The NFI report investigated external working methods after the pandemic. It discovered that there was 'even more opportunity for individuals to commit fraud by finding work at various local authorities at the same time, but to fulfill all roles'.
A government spokesperson said that it “had stepped efforts” to improve detection processes and prevent fraud in the public sector.
He said: “We have extended the use of data analysis within the National Fraud Initiative, which has contributed to identifying £ 510 million in fraud and errors in the public sector between 2022 and 2024.”
In the meantime, SIR KEIR Starmer revealed plans this week to use artificial intelligence to radically digitize the civil service device in an attempt to save £ 45 billion.
The prime minister said that the 'substantive time' of no one should be spent on a task where technology can do better, faster and the same high quality and standard.
But Downing Street was forced to deny that it is planning to bring a 'chainsaw' to the state after reports that reform proposals were called 'Projectketensaw'.
