Issue - meetings

The report provides details about the outcomes from work undertaken on the Audit Commission’s National Fraud Initiative exercise during 2011/12  and the outcomes of the exercise to date.

The Corporate Committee considered the outcomes from the work undertaken on the Audit Commission’s National Fraud Initiative exercise during 2011/12 and the outcomes of the exercise to date

 Joint activity between the National Fraud office and the council had resulted in the location and retrieval of 110 blue badges. These   had not been returned after the user had been deceased. Members commented on the opportunities to learn from this exercise. For example considering the information resources at the council’s disposal and how they can be cross referenced to detect fraud.  The Head of Audit and Risk Management assured members that although the resources of the   council fraud team were limited they were targeted to identify fraudulent activity.

In relation to investigating tenancy fraud, there were existing briefing sessions held with tenancy managers and they would be encouraged at the next meeting to report any suspected or reported fraudulent activity to internal audit.

RESOLVED

That the work undertaken by the council to comply with the requirements of the NFI and investigate potential data matches be noted.