protecting the public purse fraud briefing 2013 hertfordshire county council
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Protecting the Public PurseFraud Briefing 2013 Hertfordshire County Council
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Agenda
• Introduction and purpose of your Fraud Briefing
• Protecting the Public Purse (PPP) 2013 report – national picture
• Interpreting fraud detection results
• The local picture
• Questions?
And do not forget–Checklist for those charged with governance (Appendix 2 of PPP 2013)–Questions councillors may want to ask/consider (Appendix 3 of PPP 2013)
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Introduction
• Fraud costs local government in England over £2 billion per year (source: National Fraud Authority)
• Fraud is never a victimless crime
• Councillors have an important role in the fight against fraud
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Purpose of Fraud Briefing at your council
• Opportunity for councillors to consider fraud detection performance, compared to similar local authorities;
• Reviews current counter fraud strategy and priorities;
• Discuss local and national fraud risks;
• Reflect local priorities in a proportionate response to those risks
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National Picture 2012/13 Total cases detected107,000, with a value of £178 million (excluding social housing fraud)
Nationally, the number of detected frauds has fallen by 14% since 2011/12 and the value by less than 1%
Other£38.5 million
Council tax discount£19.5 million
Housing benefit and Council tax benefit£120 million
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Interpreting fraud detection results
• Contextual and comparative information needed to interpret results
• Detected fraud is indicative, not definitive, of counter fraud performance (Prevention and deterrence should not be overlooked)
• No fraud detected does not mean no fraud committed (Fraud will always be attempted and even with the best prevention measures some will succeed)
• Councils who look for fraud, and look in the right way, will find fraud (There is no such thing as a small fraud, just a fraud that has been detected early)
Your council is highlighted in yellow in the graphs that follow
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The local pictureHow your council compares to other County CouncilsTotal detected cases and value 2012/13
Hertfordshire detected: 1 case, valued at £279,202
County Council average: 11 cases, valued at £162,763
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County Councils 2012/13Social care fraudDetected cases and detected value
Hertfordshire detected: no casesCounty Council average: 3 cases, valued at £77,003
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County Councils 2012/13Schools fraudDetected cases and detected value
Hertfordshire detected: no casesCounty Council average: 1 case, valued at £27,032
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District Councils in your County Council area 2012/13 Council tax (CTAX) discount fraudDetected value and detected value as a percentage of council tax income
Total detected in your county area : 190 cases, valued at £79,632
Average in your county area : 19 cases, valued at £7,963
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Disabled parking (Blue Badge) fraud 2012/13Detected cases by council type and County Councils
Hertfordshire detected: no cases
County Council average: 2 cases
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County Councils 2102/13Procurement fraudDetected cases and detected value
Hertfordshire detected: 1 case, valued at £279,202County Council average: 1 case, valued at £16,499
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County Councils 2012/13Insurance fraudDetected cases and detected value
Hertfordshire detected: no cases
County Council Total: 5 cases, valued at £351,800
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County Councils 2012/13Economic and third sector support fraudDetected cases and detected value
Hertfordshire detected: no casesCounty Council total: 13 cases, valued at £38,400
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County Councils 2012/13Internal fraudDetected cases and detected value
Hertfordshire detected: no casesCounty Council average: 5 cases, valued at £63,811
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