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Fraud Report

Meeting: 30/07/2020 - Audit Committee (Item 7)

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Report of the Fraud Manager informing members of the work of the Fraud Section for the financial year 2019/2020 and providing updates on progress and developments for the current financial year.

Minutes:

The committee received a report of the Fraud Manager which provided the annual review of the Fraud Team’s work.  The Fraud Manager introduced the report.

 

He highlighted key points within his report including details of penalties, investigations and referrals, work with the Cabinet Office in relation to a fraud exercise and issues in relation to blue badge fraud and new types of fraud; including Covid-19 related cases and how families needing help had been identified using data-mining technologies.

 

In response to questions from members, the Fraud Manager:

·        Advised that he was not aware of any incidents of money being intercepted before being received by the council due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

·        Explained that robust purchase order and invoicing systems were in place within the council to prevent inappropriate payments.

·        Advised that there was no evidence of cheques being paid in to the wrong accounts and he provided information on related emerging risks.

·        Clarified that the civil penalties issued related predominantly to Council Tax matters.

 

                        Members thanked the Fraud Team for their versatility and the value they had

                        provided to the Revenue and Benefits service over the months following the

                        Covid-19 outbreak.

 

                        RESOLVED –

 

                   that the report be noted.

 


 

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