Laura Eshelby is Deputy Director for Practice, Standards and Capability at the Public Sector Fraud Authority.

The Public Sector Fraud Authority works with departments and public bodies to understand and reduce the impact of fraud. A key component of this agenda involves increasing capability in counter fraud by developing the Counter Fraud Profession.  Laura has also worked on a number of other initiatives to introduce policy and change across the public sector, including tackling insider threats.

Laura started her career as an Auditor in the Legal Aid Agency, at the Ministry of Justice. She trained as a Financial Investigator, progressing to the role of Head of Fraud, before joining the Cabinet Office in 2014.