Fraud is increasingly recognised as one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing forms of crime globally. At the same time, governments face mounting pressure to strengthen public finances and invest in strategic priorities in a context of constrained fiscal space and rising global public debt. Ensuring that efforts to combat fraud are effective, relevant and efficient has therefore never been more important. Yet, many countries lack a well-defined monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the contribution of counter-fraud efforts and strengthen controls to prevent, detect and respond to fraud in a timely manner.
Funded by the European Commission, this report supports better oversight and the continuous improvement of anti-fraud measures by providing a structured and dynamic approach to evaluating, updating, and monitoring anti-fraud strategies. The methodology will help countries not only address current threats, but also adapt to future challenges. The methodology is primarily intended for entities co-ordinating the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of anti-fraud strategies (such as the Anti-Fraud Coordination Service, AFCOS, within EU Member States) but may also be useful for entities responsible for implementing an anti-fraud strategy.
The methodology is applicable to all types of anti-fraud strategies, whether adopted at the national, sectoral, regional or organisational level. It draws on examples of good practice in monitoring, evaluation and strategy updating from EU and non-EU countries, as applicable, while aligning with the European Commission’s Guidelines on National Anti-Fraud Strategies and OECD standards for monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The report is complemented by an annex containing Practical Tools for M&E, intended to support countries in establishing robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks.