Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services
Dear South Norfolk District Council,
Please provide the following information for your Council for 2022/23 (or
the current position)
1. The net Revenue Cost for the whole Council:
2. The total cost (Staff salaries, on-costs, system costs, supplies costs,
transport costs) of your Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Function:
3. Number of FTE staff in your Internal Audit and Counter Fraud service:
4. The number of Audit days undertaken by the Internal Audit and Counter
Fraud service:
5. The productive days per FTE Internal Audit and Counter Fraud staff
member:
6. Number of FTE Internal Audit and Counter Fraud staff members:
i. Qualified
ii. Part Qualified
iii. % of High/Medium Audit recommendations agreed and management actions
Implemented
7. When was Counter Fraud plan last updated:
8. Number of FTE staff dedicated to Counter Fraud promotion:
9. Number of FTE staff dedicated to Counter Fraud investigations:
10. Number of Fraud incidents reported:
11. Number of Fraud incidents investigated:
12. Number of Fraud prosecutions initiated:
13. Identified value of fraud savings/recovered:
Yours faithfully,
phil spring
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· Council Budgets - refer to our Budget Books
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· Business Rates - refer to details about all Business Rate
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· Staff - refer to the Senior Structure Chart
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Dear Phil
Thank you for your request for information. Before we are able to respond in full, I would be grateful if you would clarify questions 4 and 5 please, as we are unclear what information you are asking for.
Kind regards.
Tracy
Tracy Brady
Civic Officer
t 01508 535321 e [email address]
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Dear FOI (SNC),
Total number of days relates to the number of days that the total Internal Audit and Counter Fraud team/FTEs undertake in support of the Audit Plan/Counter Fraud workplan.
Productive days are days that an individual member of staff contributes to the achievement of the Audit Plan or Counter Fraud activity. Usually calculated as the total number of days available for an individual employee less Bank Holidays or other statutory leave days, Annual Leave, Sickness days, Training or CPD Days.
Yours sincerely,
phil spring
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Thank you for your request. We have to respond to Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) requests within 20 working days and as soon as is reasonably
practicable. You will therefore hear back from us as soon as possible.
However, please note that if your request relates to the following, this
email acts as a response to your request and you will not receive further
correspondence from us.
Information relating to Norfolk County Council:
If your request relates to any of the following, you should refer your
request to Norfolk County Council
[1]https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/what-we-do-an...,
as they are responsible for these services:
· Roads and Transport – potholes, road safety
· Education and Learning - schools
· Care, support and health – adult social care, blue badges
· Children and Families – adoption
· Libraries, local history and archives
· Trading Standards
Information that is published on our website:
If your request relates to the following information, I should advise that
this information is exempt under Section 21 (1) of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, as the information is reasonably accessible via our
website:
[2]https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov...
· Council Budgets - refer to our Budget Books
· Contracts - refer to the Council’s Contract Register
· Business Rates - refer to details about all Business Rate
accounts
· Staff - refer to the Senior Structure Chart
· Money spent - refer to data relating to spending over £250
· Public Health Funerals Refer to Public Funerals page
In accordance with the FOIA this email acts as a Refusal Notice. In terms
of the exemption, you have a right of appeal against our decision. In the
first instance this appeal must be internal, and you can email
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Dear Phil
I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a
position to respond on behalf of South Norfolk Council. My response is
outlined below along with your questions for ease of reference.
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision.
Please quote SFOI 23-287 in any further correspondence concerning this
request.
Regards
Emma
Emma Goddard
Senior Governance Officer
t 01508 533943 e [email address]
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Dear Phil
Further to my email below, answers to further questions are below:
4. The number of Audit days undertaken by the Internal Audit and Counter
Fraud service:
A risk based plan consisting a total of 162 days has been agreed for South
Norfolk Council for 2023/24.
In terms of number of days with regard to supporting the counter fraud
work plan, this is nil
5. The productive days per FTE Internal Audit and Counter Fraud staff
member:
In relation to Internal Audit: we do not hold this information as it is
not a measure we calculate.
With regard to counter fraud, this is nil.
Regards
Emma.
Emma Goddard
Senior Governance Officer
t 01508 533943 e [email address]
[1]One [2]Broadland District [5]South Norfolk Council [8]Ukraine
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councils. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions
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From: Emma Goddard
Sent: 16 August 2023 15:09
To: [FOI #1005205 email]
Subject: : Freedom of Information request - Internal Audit and Counter
Fraud Services S23-287
Importance: High
Dear Phil
I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a
position to respond on behalf of South Norfolk Council. My response is
outlined below along with your questions for ease of reference.
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision.
Please quote SFOI 23-287 in any further correspondence concerning this
request.
Regards
Emma
Emma Goddard
Senior Governance Officer
t 01508 533943 e [10][email address]
[11]One [12]Broadland District [15]South Norfolk [18]Ukraine
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Our Broadland and South Norfolk Councils offices are now based at
Broadland Business Park in the [19]Horizon Centre. Find out how you can
access our services by visiting our website or by calling us on 01508
533633
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based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the
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Council or South Norfolk Council business it will be regarded by the
council as personal and will not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the
councils. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions
or disputes that may arise. We have taken steps to ensure that this email
and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good
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and South Norfolk Council may be monitored.
Dear Phil
Further to Emma’s response below, we can now provide the information for
questions 4 and 5 of your original request, as set out below.
4. The number of Audit days undertaken by the Internal Audit and Counter
Fraud service:
A risk-based plan consisting a total of 162 days has been agreed for South
Norfolk Council for 2023/24.
In terms of number of days with regard to supporting the counter fraud
work plan, this is nil
5. The productive days per FTE Internal Audit and Counter Fraud staff
member:
In relation to Internal Audit: information not held
With regard to counter fraud, this is nil.
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled, please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision.
Please quote SFOI 23-287 in any further correspondence concerning this
request.
Regards.
Tracy Brady
Civic Officer
t 01508 535321 e [email address]
[1]One [2]Broadland District [5]South Norfolk Council [8]Ukraine
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Our Broadland and South Norfolk Councils offices are now based at
Broadland Business Park in the [9]Horizon Centre. Find out how you can
access our services by visiting our website or by calling us on 01508
533633
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be confidential. If they come to you in error you must take no action
based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the
sender by replying to this email immediately and then delete the original
from your computer. Unless this email relates to Broadland District
Council or South Norfolk Council business it will be regarded by the
council as personal and will not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the
councils. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions
or disputes that may arise. We have taken steps to ensure that this email
and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good
computing practice, you should ensure they are virus free. Emails sent
from and received by members and employees of Broadland District Council
and South Norfolk Council may be monitored.
From: Emma Goddard
Sent: 16 August 2023 15:09
To: [FOI #1005205 email]
Subject: : Freedom of Information request - Internal Audit and Counter
Fraud Services S23-287
Importance: High
Dear Phil
I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a
position to respond on behalf of South Norfolk Council. My response is
outlined below along with your questions for ease of reference.
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision.
Please quote SFOI 23-287 in any further correspondence concerning this
request.
Regards
Emma
Emma Goddard
Senior Governance Officer
t 01508 533943 e [10][email address]
[11]One [12]Broadland District [15]South Norfolk [18]Ukraine
Team Council Logo Council Logo Flag Logo
Beyond the [13]Facebook [14]Twitter [16]Facebook [17]Twitter
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Our Broadland and South Norfolk Councils offices are now based at
Broadland Business Park in the [19]Horizon Centre. Find out how you can
access our services by visiting our website or by calling us on 01508
533633
This email and any attachments are intended for the addressee only and may
be confidential. If they come to you in error you must take no action
based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the
sender by replying to this email immediately and then delete the original
from your computer. Unless this email relates to Broadland District
Council or South Norfolk Council business it will be regarded by the
council as personal and will not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the
councils. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions
or disputes that may arise. We have taken steps to ensure that this email
and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good
computing practice, you should ensure they are virus free. Emails sent
from and received by members and employees of Broadland District Council
and South Norfolk Council may be monitored.
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