NHS Counter Fraud Authority

NHS Counter Fraud Authority

NHS Fraud. See it. Report it. Together we stop it.
Agency overview
Formed	1 November 2017
Preceding agency	NHS Protect
Jurisdiction	England
Headquarters	10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London
Motto	NHS Fraud. See it. Report it. Together we stop it.
Employees	163
Minister responsible	Karin Smyth, Minister of State for Health
Agency executives	Alex Rothwell, Chief executive officer Tom Taylor, Chairman Tricia Morrison, Performance management Mathew Jordan-Boyd, Chief financial officer
Parent department	Department of Health and Social Care
Key documents	NHS fraud: Organisational strategy 2020-2023 NHSCFA Business Plan 2021/22
Website	cfa.nhs.uk

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority is a special health authority charged with identifying, investigating and preventing fraud and other economic crime within the NHS and the wider health group, formed on 1 November 2017 under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006.^[1] It replaces its predecessor NHS Protect, which was part of the NHS Business Services Authority.