Issue - meetings

Update on Counter Fraud Annual Plan 2022/23 and presenting the Counter Fraud Annual Plan 2023/24

 

 

Meeting: 26/07/2023 - Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee (Item 15)

15 Update on Counter Fraud Annual Plan 2022/23 and presenting the Counter Fraud Annual Plan 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 421 KB

Report of Assistant Director of Finance & S151 Officer

 

Purpose of report

 

This report presents a summary of activity against the Annual Plan for the Counter-Fraud service at CDC for 2022/23, which was previously presented to the Accounts, Audit & Risk July 2022 committee.  The report also presents the new Counter Fraud Plan for the year 2023/24.

 

The Plan supports the Council’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy by ensuring that the Council has in place proportionate and effective resources and controls to prevent and detect fraud as well as investigate those matters that do arise.

Recommendations

            

The meeting is recommended to:

 

1.1           Comment and note the summary of activity against the Annual Counter Fraud Plan for 2022/23.

 

1.2             Comment and note the Counter Fraud Plan for 2023/24.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved

 

(1)          That the summary of activity against the Annual Counter Fraud Plan for 2022/23 be noted.

 

(2)          That the Counter Fraud Plan for 2023/24 be noted.

Minutes:

The Assistant Director of Finance submitted a report which summarised the activity against the Annual Plan for the Counter-Fraud service at CDC for 2022/23, which was previously presented to the Accounts, Audit & Risk at the July 2022 meeting.  The report also presented the new Counter Fraud Plan for the year 2023/24.

 

The Plan supported the Council’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy by ensuring that the Council has in place proportionate and effective resources and controls to prevent and detect fraud as well as investigate those matters that do arise.

 

In introducing the report, the Chief Internal Auditor highlighted to members that a large piece of work carried out for Cherwell, the  National Fraud Initiative was close to conclusion, Figures and details would be reported to the committee at the November meeting of the Committee.

 

Resolved

 

(1)           That the summary of activity against the Annual Counter Fraud Plan for 2022/23 be noted.

 

(2)           That the Counter Fraud Plan for 2023/24 be noted.