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Fraud policy and response plan: model and examples

Schools have a responsibility to protect public money. Find out what's required of your school or trust, download our model fraud policy and response plan, and see examples of policies from other schools and a trust.

Last reviewed on 5 November 2025See updates
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Contents
  1. Having an anti-fraud policy is recommended but not required
  2. See examples from schools and a trust

Please note: we use the terms 'fraud', 'bribery' and 'corruption' in this article to refer specifically to incidents of financial irregularity.

Having an anti-fraud policy is recommended but not required

However, you must have arrangements in place to protect public money, as outlined below. 

Maintained schools

All maintained schools must complete the Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) every year.

You're required to submit your SFVS to your local authority by 31 March 2025. 

Section F requires schools to ask themselves:

The checklist guidance (the second document on the page) sets