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

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. […]

BBL Punishments

Read the Proposed New Process to Go After Bounce Back Loan Blagging Company Directors and/or Directors The Government Knows/Suspects are Guilty of Misconduct – Including Winding Up Companies, Replacing Courts with the Secretary of State as Decision Maker for Director Disqualification, with Appeals Going to an Independent Tribunal – June 2026 Deadline

Have a read through of the following document as it will enlighten you on the proposed changes which are are of the Governments “Corporate Civil Enforcement Regime Consultation” that has just begun. It opened on 25 March 2026 and responses are required by the 17th of June 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

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. […]