9 Anti Fraud and Corruption Update PDF 125 KB
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Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which provided an update on the Council’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements.
It was reported that the Board was responsible for the monitoring and review of the Council’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements. The main areas of the Council’s business thought to be susceptible to fraud and corruption were detailed in the report. In addition the report included:
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A commentary on the
fraud risk landscape;
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Details of a
restructure of the Council’s fraud investigation resource;
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A summary of
reported fraud and corruption activity from 2019/20;
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Details of fraud
investigation related information reported under the Transparency Code;
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A summary of the
whistleblowing complaints received and action taken;
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An update on the
National Fraud Initiative;
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Details of ongoing and planned anti-fraud work; and
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Details of the review of the Council’s suite of anti-fraud related plans
and policies; and
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A new draft Council policy relating to the
anti-facilitation of tax evasion.
Arising from the discussion, it was agreed that summary of detected frauds over the last 3 years would be circulated to Board members.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.