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Bogus workers and the hidden threat of site card fraud
A recent case has highlighted an emerging problem: bogus or fraudulently obtained skills cards are being used by workers to access sites. Binyamin Ali investigates the true scale of the problem – and how the industry is fighting back.
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Construction News digital edition – 16 November 2018
Fake Skills: Fraudulent cards – industry fights back as crime rings prosper
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Construction shed £8.9bn in 2012 as social housing saw new 'winter of discontent'
Construction shrank by £8.9 billion in 2012 with half as much social housing built in Q4 than during the “winter of discontent” more than 30 years ago, latest ONS figures show today.