Issue - meetings

Fraud & Corruption Response Plan

Meeting: 18/03/2008 - Executive Member For Corporate Services and Advisory Panel (Item 66)

66 Review of the Council’s Counter Fraud Policies PDF 46 KB

This report seeks approval for the adoption of a new Counter Fraud and Corruption Policy, along with a refreshed Fraud and Corruption Prosecution Policy to further strengthen and improve overall governance arrangements at the Council.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i) That the adoption of the Counter Fraud and Corruption Policy as set out in Annex 1 to this report be approved;

(ii) That the adoption of the re-freshed Fraud and Corruption Prosecution Policy as set out in Annex 2 to this report be approved.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASONS:(i) To ensure the Council has robust arrangements in place to counter fraud and corruption.

(ii)To enable appropriate action to be taken in response to acts of fraud and corruption committed against the Council.

Minutes:

Members considered a report which sought approval for the adoption of a new Counter Fraud and Corruption Policy, along with a refreshed Fraud and Corruption Prosecution Policy to further strengthen and improve overall governance arrangements at the Council.

Officers reported that the implementation date for the refreshed Fraud and Corruption Prosecution Policy was incorrect on the published version and that it should read 1 April 2008.

Members queried how many administrative penalties were issued each year. Officers reported that there was approximately 20 to 30 administrative penalties a year, but that they wanted to increase that figure and reduce the number of prosecutions.