Fraud employees

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Dear West Berkshire Council,

Could you please disclose how many council employees have been suspended over allegations of fraud? How many of those were suspended on full pay?
If you are able to, please provide some detail on the type of fraud commited

Please provide an annual break down from 2017-2021

Yours faithfully,

Gurpreet Kaur

foi, West Berkshire Council

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FoI/2022/219-Kaur

 

Dear Mr Kaur,

 

Request for information: Fraud employees

 

Thank you for your request received 01 March 2022; we received another
identical request from you which we presume it is a duplicate and are
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Thea Noli
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Legal and Democratic, West Berkshire Council Market Street  Newbury  RG14
5LD
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From: Gurpreet <[FOI #838195 email]>
Sent: 01 March 2022 14:12
To: foi
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Fraud employees
 
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Dear West Berkshire Council,

Could you please disclose how many council employees have been suspended
over allegations of fraud? How many of those were suspended on full pay?
If you are able to, please provide some detail on the type of fraud
commited

Please provide an annual break down from 2017-2021

Yours faithfully,

Gurpreet Kaur

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Dear Gurpreet Kaur, 

 

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From: Gurpreet <[FOI #838195 email]>
Sent: 01 March 2022 14:12
To: foi <[West Berkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Fraud employees
 
This is an EXTERNAL EMAIL. STOP. THINK before you CLICK links or OPEN
attachments.

Dear West Berkshire Council,

Could you please disclose how many council employees have been suspended
over allegations of fraud? None

How many of those were suspended on full pay? N/A however our policy is to
suspend on full pay.
If you are able to, please provide some detail on the type of fraud
committed. N/A

Please provide an annual break down from 2017-2021

Yours faithfully,

Gurpreet Kaur

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