Shared Anti-Fraud Service (Forward Plan Reference FP1155)
Exempt report of the Executive Director (Finance and Transformation) provides an overview of the council’s current approach to anti-fraud, and proposals around joining the Shared Anti-Fraud Service.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Cabinet approved the Council entering into the Shared Anti-fraud Service partnership managed by Hertfordshire County Council from 1 April 2023.
Minutes:
Exempt report of the Executive Director (Finance and Transformation) provides an overview of the council’s current approach to anti-fraud, and proposals around joining the Shared Anti-Fraud Service.
(1) The Decision Taken
RESOLVED:
(unanimous)
Cabinet approved the Council entering into the Shared Anti-fraud Service partnership managed by Hertfordshire County Council from 1 April 2023.
(2) Reasons for the Decision
With the upcoming end of the Sopra Steria contract, it is an opportune time to look at a more holistic and proactive approach to fraud investigation, and it is proposed that the council joins the shared anti-fraud service which will bring the benefits listed in section 3.14 of the report.