Issue - meetings

Recommended that the updated Corporate Anti-Fraud & Corruption policy, attached as appendix 1 to the report, be agreed and adopted.

Cllr C Smith presented the report of the Assistant Director: Finance & HR (Chief Financial Officer).

Upon being put to the vote, it was unanimously

RESOLVED that the updated Corporate Anti-Fraud & Corruption Policy, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed and adopted.

To receive the report of the Audit & Governance Team Leader

The Committee received the report which included annual information in respect of the Corporate Anti-Fraud and Corruption activity for 2018/19 to enable monitoring of the policies operation. The report provided information for 2018/19 on counter fraud and investigation activities within the Investigation Team, Internal Audit and Public Protection. The report also included the requirements of the Local Government Transparency Code on publication of data regarding fraud arrangements.

A discussion was held in respect of adult social care fraud and clarification that this was financial abuse of a person, and that each case involved a vulnerable person.

In response to a question, it was confirmed that the savings were comparable with previous years.

Resolved that – 

a)    the 2018/19 Annual Report on Corporate Anti-Fraud and Corruption activity be noted; and

b)   the updated Corporate Anti-Fraud & Corruption policy, attached as appendix 1 to the report, be agreed and to RECOMMEND its adoption by Council.