March 2026 snapshot

FRAUD AND CYBER CRIME REPORTING AND ANALYSIS SERVICE

Government Transformation and Service Delivery

Record date: 31 March 2026

Whole-life cost: £169.1m
Published schedule: 01/09/2020 – Low: 18/06/2026, Mid: 18/06/2026
NISTA delivery confidence: Not disclosed
Senior responsible owner: Pete O'Doherty

What the project is for

The Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting and Analysis Service (FCCRAS) Programme is a Home Office sponsored reform programme delivered in partnership with law enforcement, government agencies and the private sector. It aims to provide an accessible and effective service for individuals and organisations to report fraud and cyber crime, improving the flow of information and intelligence to support disruption of criminal activity and better protection of the public and businesses. The programme leverages enhanced technology and intelligence-led data analysis to strengthen the national response to fraud and cyber crime, supporting more effective identification, prevention and enforcement activity. The strategic objectives of FCCRAS are improve victim experience and satisfaction, support better criminal justice outcomes, prevent crime and reduce harm, enhance understanding of the threat from serious and organised crime, improve systems interoperability and alignment with wider national programmes.

Departmental delivery commentary

GREEN

Schedule

Compared with Q4 2024/25, the project’s end date at Q4 2025/26 has extended from March 2026 to June 2026. This reflects the time required to complete final assurance activity and support a smooth transition to business as usual operations. The subsequent Gateway 5 assurance review, conducted in April 2026, provided a Delivery Confidence Assessment of Green, confirming that the programme is well positioned to proceed to closure. Following confirmation of the Gateway 5 timetable, and to allow sufficient time to address remaining assurance recommendations and complete a comprehensive operational handover, the programme closure date has been revised by three months. The programme is now focused on finalising closure activities and transitioning fully to business‑as‑usual delivery. There is no impact to the approved financial or economic cases. FCCRAS is attending InvestCo for formal closure in June 2026.

Cost

Compared to financial year Q4 2024/25, the project's departmentally agreed Whole Cost at Q4 2025/26 has decreased from £182m to £175.3m. This is due to the following factors following the decision to (a) adopt a phased go-live approach to release the service in stages, and (b) progress with a mitigation option to complete the Lot 1 component of programme delivery, the whole life cost of the programme was refined to reflect the actual cost of build and run, and no longer includes optimism bias.

Benefits

Compared to financial year Q4 2024/25, the project's departmentally agreed Benefits at Q4 2025/26 remained at £402m. This is primarily due to the following factors benefits remain the same and have been reviewed following revision to the Full Business Case presented to InvestCo in June 2025. The Programme will be closing subject to InvestCo approval in June 2026.