Guidance

European Social Fund: counter fraud

Counter fraud documents for the 2014 to 2020 European Social Fund.

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Responsibilities of ESF beneficiaries in the prevention and detection of fraud in ESF projects

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The European Structural and Investment Funds Growth programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth.

The funds include:

  • the European Social Fund
  • the European Regional Development Fund
  • part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development helps with:

  • improving the environment
  • improving farming and forestry competitiveness
  • supporting rural businesses to grow and expand, improve knowledge and skills and get started

Read more information about the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

The ESF programme continues to invest in projects after the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. All funding must finish by the end of 2023.

Updates to this page

Published 19 September 2019
Last updated 10 March 2020 + show all updates
  1. The ESF 1420 Programme - England - Anti-Fraud Policy has been updated to version3.

  2. First published.

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