Fraud Statistics

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Dear Falkirk Council,

Please provide under the provisions of FOI legislation

1. Does your authority have a Corporate Fraud Team, if so when was the team incorporated?
2. Details of the number of referrals received during the financial year 2016/17, this should include details of number of referrals with a breakdown of the type of suspected fraud e.g. Council Tax Reduction, Council Tax Discount, Blue Badge, Housing Tenancy Fraud and all other types of fraud or error or anything else investigated by the team.
3. Details of the value of fraud or error established during the financial year 2016/17, this should include details of fraud or error with a breakdown of the type of established fraud or error e.g. Council Tax Reduction, Council Tax Discount, Blue Badge, Housing Tenancy Fraud and all other types of fraud or error or anything else investigated by the team.
4. Details of the number of cases reported to the Procurator Fiscal for consideration of criminal proceedings. Again this should include a breakdown of the type of established fraud or error e.g. Council Tax Reduction, Council Tax Discount, Blue Badge, Housing Tenancy Fraud and all other types of fraud or error or anything else investigated by the team.
5. The number of employees dismissed or tendered their resignation either as a result of or during the course of an investigation.
6. I understand that Housing Benefit investigation is the responsibility of the DWP but believe that your investigations could also result in the identification of Housing Benefit fraud or error. Please provide a breakdown of any housing benefit fraud or error identified by your corporate fraud team.

Yours faithfully,

David C Rodger

Revenues FOI, Falkirk Council

Dear David Roger,

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

 

I acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 12/10/2017.

 

We have 20 working days to deal with your request from the date that we
received it, but hope to provide you with the information you are looking
for at an earlier date where possible.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Chris Cain

Revenues Assistant

Falkirk Council

Callendar Square Centre, Falkirk, FK1 1UJ

Tel: 01324 503850

 

Revenues FOI, Falkirk Council

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Dear Mr Rodger,

 

RE: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Request for Information

Reference: 94278

 

I refer to your request for information under the above Act, which I
received on 12^th October 2017.  

 

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Falkirk Council Revenue Services

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