Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director of Finance

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 meeting. 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.

Resolved

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

The Assistant Director Finance submitted a report which presented 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 meeting. 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 response to Members’ queries, the Chief Internal Auditor explained that fraud across the country was increasing which was considered largely as a result of the pandemic and cost of living crisis. Pro-active work undertaken had focussed on staff training and awareness session, with a fraud awareness and risk identification session being delivered to he Revenues and Benefits team.

Resolved

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