Issue - meetings

The Shared Anti-Fraud Service submitted a report on the progress of the SAFs and East Herts Anti-Fraud Action Plan for 2018/2019, the Anti-Fraud Plan for 2019/20 and explained the requirements of the Transparency Code data 2018/19.  

The Officer provided a summary of the report and of work in progress to support e-learning and of the need for mandatory training in relation to money laundering.  The SAFs Officer provided an update on the current situation and stated that the partnership had achieved £125K savings on new revenue activities.  He explained what reports would be presented to Members in the summer 2019.

Members sought and were provided with clarification on a number of issues including:

·       The increase to all SAFs partners, of 2%;

·       Fraud and cyber crime;

·       The culture at East Herts from a fraud view (said to be better than other councils);

·       How the savings of £125K had been achieved;

·       The key objectives of the Herts Fraud Hub and the positive use of data sets;

The SAFs Officer drew Members’ attention to the “Councillors workbook on Bribery and Fraud Prevention”, as detailed in the report.

It was moved by Councillor K Crofton and seconded by Councillor L Radford that the recommendations, as detailed, be approved.  After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared carried.

RESOLVED – that (A) the SAFs / EHC Anti-Fraud Plan 2019/20 be approved.

(B)   the LGA Councillors Workbook on Fraud and Bribery Prevention 2017 be noted.