Fraud Investigation

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

Yours faithfully,

Emily Oliver

auto-response@uttlesford.gov.uk, Uttlesford District Council

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Dear Emily

 

Thank you for your request for information, which has been considered and
actioned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  The information you
requested is shown below:

 

How many investigators are in your fraud investigation team?

 

The Council does not have a designated Fraud Investigation Team.

Internal Audit is responsible for investigating all Corporate Fraud
allegations, there are no designated fraud investigators within Internal
Audit or housing. Within revenues, there are two offices who regulate and
review discounts and exemptions.

 

Do you have a case management system used by the fraud investigation team?

 

The two officers within revenues have a case management system.

 

If so who supplies it and what is the name of the system?

 

FIMS

 

When does the contractual agreement to use the software expire?

 

Contract has expired but they can still use it to put notes on to.

 

What is the annual cost to use the system?

 

N/A

 

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?

 

Not part of a shared fraud investigation team; fraud investigations are
not outsourced.

 

If they are outsourced can you please inform me who the fraud
investigation is outsourced to?

 

N/A

 

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Kind regards

 

Mr A Clarke IRRV (Dip)

Revenues Income Team Leader

 

Uttlesford District Council

Council Offices

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Saffron Walden

Essex CB11 4ER

 

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