Issue - meetings

The Head of Internal Audit introduced the report.

Members asked the following:

i)              Is there a phone-line to report fraud?

ii)             Have there been whistleblowers this year?

iii)           Is there a need to provide educational communication, to be proactive and prevent fraud?

The Head of Internal Audit replied in order:

i)              There was a dedicated external line which is managed by the Fraud and Enforcement Team.

ii)             There had been two whistleblowers this year.

iii)           We help staff to be vigilant and aware of fraud risks by promoting information on the Council’s intranet pages.

Resolved-

To note the contents of the report.