442 Shared Anti-Fraud Service with draft plan for 2019-20 PDF 469 KB
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Minutes:
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.