Issue - meetings

The Shared Anti-Fraud Service (SAFS) submitted a report in respect of the progress made by the new SAFS since its launch on 1April 2015.  The report updated Members on the progress in respect of a proposed shared fraud strategy,  the proposed countywide SAFS publicity campaign and the proposed format of future half-yearly reports.

In response to a query from Councillor J Cartwright regarding governance and funding, the Director of Finance and Support Services agreed to circulate the original SAFS business case that had been approved by the Executive in December 2014.

The Director stated that the SAFS had been set up in a short space of time and that the initial set up costs had been covered by a grant from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).  She advised that the SAFS would be at the forefront of anti-fraud work and was cutting edge.  Members received the report.

RESOLVED – that (A) the Shared Anti-Fraud Service progress report be noted; and

(B)   the proposed format for future half-yearly reports be supported.