Issue - meetings

Report of the Senior Investigation Officer – Corporate Fraud Team

Purpose of report

The report provides an overview of the current progress of the Authority’s counter fraud response following the delegation of authority in July 2018 to Oxford City Council.

Recommendations

The Committee is recommended to:

1.1       Review and note the current performance of the Corporate Fraud team

1.2       Consider future work plans as described and the impact that this will have on future performance and income to the authority.

Resolved

(1)          That the current performance of the Corporate Fraud team be noted.

(2)          That after due consideration of the future work plans and the impact that this will have on future performance and income to the authority, the report be noted.

The Director of Finance submitted a report providing an overview of the current progress of the Authority’s counter fraud response following the delegation of authority in July 2018 to Oxford City Council.

The Senior Fraud Officer advised Members that the Fraud Team had been involved in the covid support grants payments to local businesses. The Team had investigated cases which had been referred as possibly fraudulent. Of these cases, four applicants had been interviewed and would be issued warning letters, one further applicant would be interviewed once Covid-19 lockdown restrictions had been lifted.

Resolved

(1)          That the current performance of the Corporate Fraud team be noted.

(2)          That after due consideration of the future work plans and the impact that this will have on future performance and income to the authority, the report be noted.