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Dear Ms Ornat,

Thank you for your request received on the 29 August 2023 in which you
asked for the following information:

1. How many Oxfordshire County Council employees have been investigated
for fraud from 01 April 2018 to present and how many were found to be
guilty.

2. How many Oxfordshire County Council employees have been disciplined as
a result of being guilty of fraud?

3. 2. How many Oxfordshire County Council employees have been fired as a
result of being guilty of fraud

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Renata

Renata Malinowski

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Customers and Organisational Development

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Our reference:  22127 FOI

Dear Moreen Ornat,

Thank you for your request of 29^th of August 2023, in which you asked for
the following information, please find our response to your questions
below in bold:

 1. How many Oxfordshire County Council employees have been investigated
for fraud from 01 April 2018 to present and how many were found to be
guilty.

Since 1 April 2018, 10 employees have been investigated for fraud and 3
have been found guilty, either in court or by the acceptance of a police
caution.

 2. How many Oxfordshire County Council employees have been disciplined as
a result of being guilty of fraud?

Of the 10 employees investigated for fraud, 5 were disciplined.

 3. How many Oxfordshire County Council employees have been fired as a
result of being guilty of fraud

3 employees have been dismissed as a result of being found guilty of fraud

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Declan Brolly

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Oxfordshire County Council

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Dear Moreen,
Thank you for your email.
Having looked at your request, I can see that we responded to you on 19
September 2023, within the statutory timeframe. I have attached a copy of
the response sent to you, which is also showing on your request page. 
We have not received any request from you for an Internal Review, until
your email today. 
If you can clarify your Internal Review request, I would be grateful. 

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Lucy

Senior Freedom of Information Officer

Voice of the Customer Team

Customers and Organisational Development

Oxfordshire County Council

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From: Moreen Ornat <[FOI #1019645 email]>
Sent: 20 November 2023 16:01
To: FOI Team <[Oxfordshire County Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Employees and
Fraud
 
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Dear Oxfordshire County Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Oxfordshire County Council's
handling of my FOI request 'Employees and Fraud'.

It has now been in excess of 40 working days and you have not provided a
response.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
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Yours faithfully,

Moreen Ornat

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