Corporate Anti-Fraud Investigations
Received: 5 February 2026
1. Volume of investigations For each financial year, the total number of Corporate Anti-Fraud investigations commenced.2. Subject type, outcome and challenge (combined) For investigations concluded in each financial year, please provide a breakdown by subject category as recorded, by outcome, and by whether the investigation was subsequently challenged or reviewed, using the Council's recorded terms.2.1 Subject categories may include (but are not limited to):Individual (private person)Council officerElected memberExternal organisation or companyCharity, voluntary, community, or not-for-profit organisation (including informal or constituted community groups)2.2 Other (please specify category used)Outcomes may include (but are not limited to):No further actionAllegation not substantiatedAllegation substantiatedPartial substantiationReferral to another bodyOther outcome (please specify category used)2.3 Challenge status (where recorded):Not challengedSubject to internal review, appeal, or complaintSubject to external challenge (e.g. Ombudsman, court, tribunal, regulator)2.4 Where challenges occurred, please state how many resulted in:Findings upheldFindings amendedFindings withdrawn or set asideIf multiple subject categories apply to a single investigation, please count the investigation once under each applicable category and make this clear.3. Investigations involving external organisations For investigations involving external organisations or companies, please state how many involved entities that were:In receipt of council funding or grantsIn a contractual relationship with the councilOperating in partnership with the councilNone of the above (external only)4. Procedural safeguards: right of reply and disclosure (combined)Where recorded, please state for each financial year:4.1 How many investigations concluded without the subject being given a formal right of reply prior to findings being issued.4.2 How many investigations included a formal right of reply process.4.3 How many investigation outcomes were:Shared with third parties outside the council; and/orPublished or circulated publicly.4.4 Of those shared or published, how many were shared or published before the subject was given a right of reply.5. Duration of investigations For Corporate Anti-Fraud investigations commenced or concluded in each financial year, please provide the following where recorded:5.1 The shortest, longest, and average duration of investigations, measured in calendar days, from:date investigation commenced to date findings were issued or the investigation was formally closed.5.2 The number of investigations falling within the following duration bands:Less than 3 months3-6 months6-12 months12-18 monthsOver 18 months5.3 The number of investigations exceeding 12 months in duration.5.4 Where investigations exceeded 12 months, the number where your records indicate the following (counts only, no narrative required):Case complexityExternal dependency (e.g. bank, third party, police)Resource constraintsSuspension pending other proceedingsOther recorded reason (please specify category used)5.5 Where recorded, how many investigations exceeded 12 months and concluded with findings that were shared with third parties or published.6. Cost of investigations and financial recoveries For each financial year, please state where recorded:6.1 The total aggregated cost of Corporate Anti-Fraud investigations, including staff time and external costs (e.g. legal, forensic, consultancy), expressed as a total annual figure.6.2 The total financial recoveries, repayments, or income returned to the council as a result of Cor
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