Fraud Investigation

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Dear Broxtowe Borough Council,

How many investigators are in your fraud investigation team?
Do you have a case management system used by the fraud investigation team?
If so who supplies it and what is the name of the system?
When does the contractual agreement to use the software expire?
What is the annual cost to use the system?

If you do not have a fraud investigation team, can you please inform me if you are part of a shared fraud investigation team, or if your fraud investigations are outsourced?
If they are outsourced can you please inform me who the fraud investigation is outsourced to?

For avoidance of doubt, I am making these requests under the Freedom of Information Act. I await your response within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

T Gregory

foi, Broxtowe Borough Council

Dear T Gregory,

Further to your request, please see the below for a response.

Broxtowe Borough Council does not have a dedicated ‘fraud investigation team’ and does not utilise a ‘case management system’ for fraud investigations. The Council’s Internal Audit team may be requested to investigate cases of suspected financial irregularity, fraud or corruption, in accordance with agreed procedures. The role of Internal Audit extends to acting as a co-ordinating and investigating service for all non-benefit related fraud and corruption reports and to manage the Council’s response to such reports (additional and specialist support may be called upon from neighbouring local authorities). Benefit fraud alerts are referred to the Single Fraud Investigation Service (SFIS) of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

I hope that this answers your enquiry. However, please contact me if I can be of any further help.

Regards

Arron

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Arron Beckworth Ext 3592
Complaints & Compliments Officer

Broxtowe Borough Council
Legal and Planning Services
Council Offices, Foster Avenue
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, NG9 1AB
Tel: 0115 9177777
Fax: 0115 9173131
www.broxtowe.gov.uk

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