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# Collaborating to Overcome Housing Fraud

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 Jessica Kimbell, GovNet  
March 31, 2026

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Live from the [Counter Fraud 2026 conference](https://www.counterfraudconference.co.uk/) in London, Laura Piggott shares:

- How secondments allowed the Hillingdon Counter Fraud team to share resources and build cases for team expansion;
- How to successfully utilise the NFI;
- Understanding the role of data matching and sharing in combatting fraud.

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SPEAKER: Laura Piggott, Counter Fraud Manager, London Borough of Hillingdon.

**LIVE DATE: **26th February 2026, at the Counter Fraud conference, QEII Centre, London. 

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