Fraud Prevention Readiness Check
Checks your fraud prevention procedures against the six principles in the Home Office guidance on the failure to prevent fraud offence, and shows where your reasonable procedures defence may be weak.
Your answers stay in your own browser while you work. The SMO UK receives only your headline result unless you choose to share more, keeps it for no more than 90 days, and is happy to sign an NDA with your organisation first.
Based on Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, sections 199-206 (failure to prevent fraud), and the Home Office guidance to organisations on the offence of failure to prevent fraud, Act as in force from 1 September 2025; statutory guidance under section 204 published 6 November 2024. Official source. Checked 15 October 2026.
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Request your complimentary Readiness Review
A senior consultant reviews your result with your team in a complimentary first session and tests your answers against real evidence for a sample of requirements.
- Where you stand in each area, checked against evidence rather than estimates.
- The ownership, evidence and process gaps behind your weakest requirements.
- A prioritised list of what to fix first, and who should own it.