Decision details

The Shared Anti-Fraud Service (SAFS) Manager presented the proposed Anti-Fraud Plan for 2023/24.

The SAFS Manager explained that the lack of statistics relating to 2022/23 performance had been due to a staff shortage.  A new SAFS Data Analyst had recently been appointed, and the next SAFS report to the Committee in the summer would contain statistics, including comparison with previous years.

In reply to a Member’s question, the SAFS Manager commented that the most common types of fraud for SBC related to Revenues and Benefits issues and Housing tenancy fraud (misuse of the Council’s housing stock).

It was RESOLVED that the proposed SAFS Anti-Fraud Plan for 2023/24, as attached at Appendix A to the report, be approved.