2026

2026

Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Reiterates That The Government Will Take “Robust Action Where Fraud or Criminality is Involved” Regarding Anyone Who Owes Them Money, But Has Just Launched Their “Prevent, Resolve, Improve” 2026-2030 Government Debt Strategy to Take a Much Fairer Approach to Collecting Money Owed to Them

March 20, 2026

Whilst this new, quite fair strategy covers any and all instances where money is owed to the Government, it also covers and mentions their new Public Authorities Fraud, Error and Recovery (PAFER) Act, which is what they intend to use against BBL blaggers and the like. This does somewhat explain how previous cases of BBL mischief have been settled on very low monthly repayment plans, such as those who blagged multiple Bounce Back Loans for one single Company being permitted to repay as little as £10 per month for each BBL blagged, after having been contacted by the Public Sector Fraud Authority. […]

2026

As the Voluntary Repayment Scheme Ends, the Public Sector Fraud Authority Gear Up to Start Targeting Even More BBL Blaggers with Their “Pay Up or Else” Threats – The Pilot I Told You About Has Resulted in 40 Dodgy BBLs Worth £2million Having Had Repayment Plans Set Up on Them by Blaggers, Who are Paying as Little as £10 Per Month – Discover if You Are in the Next Batch to be Targeted

January 1, 2026

The initial results of that campaign has seen blaggers being so scared of the letters they received from the PSFA, that many recipients of those letters hastily contacted their BBL Lender and set up repayment plans. […]

2026

Disgruntled Business Associates, Ex-Lovers and Nosey Neighbours Annoyed at Seeing People Swanning Around in New Cars, Having House Extensions and Living the High Life Have Utilized Another Pilot Scheme to Grass Up 207 People to the Public Sector Fraud Authority’s Intelligence Team for Alleged Bounce Back Loan Wrongdoing – The Government are Eager for More People to do the Same

January 1, 2026

It has not been given as much publicity as other BBL related recovery schemes, but another pilot that is now an ongoing scheme is the Covid Fraud Reporting Site. […]

BBL Legal Advice
2026

As a Sole Trader or LTD Company Director, Are You Unsure as to Whether You “Blagged” or “Misused” a BBL or Were Actually Eligible for One in the First Place? Are You Worried That You Are Due to Get Your Collar Felt in 2026 by the Public Sector Fraud Authority’s Enforcement Unit or Wound Up by the Insolvency Service?

December 25, 2025

Not surprisingly, due to the rush at which the BBL Scheme was launched way back in 2020, a lot of people are still completely confused to this day as to whether they did anything wrong when applying for a Bounce Back Loan or when utilizing BBL funds. Work your way through the following set of questions to discover if you did or conversely did not break the BBL rules. […]

2026

Take a Look at How the Public Sector Fraud Authority Intend to Punish Anyone, Including BBL Blaggers Using Civil Penalty Powers – Early Indicators Are That BBL Blagging Will be Deemed to be a Low Level Fraud with Minimal Penalties – Expected to Go Live On or After the 22nd of May 2026

December 8, 2025

Have a good read through of the following document, as it is going to give you an insight into how the Public Sector Fraud Authority are proposing to classify fraud and the punishments doled out to for example Bounce Back Loan Blaggers and/or Covid Business Grant blaggers. […]