Decision details

Date of Decision:

27^th January 2023

Title:

Update to the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger, Strategic Director Finance and Customer Services.

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

In Financial and Procurement Procedure Rules, para 23.2, which states ‘The Chief Finance Officer is responsible for the development and maintenance of an anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy’.

The Monitoring Officer was consulted on the decision making and confirmed that this is in accordance with the Constitution.

Decision:

To amend and update the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy after an annual review.

Reasons for the Decision:

To maintain the Policy and ensure it is up to date and remains relevant in accurately reflecting the Council’s position with regards to fraud and corruption.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

No alternative options.

The amendments to the policy were presented to the Audit Committee on 27^th September 2022 and the Cabinet Member was briefed on 27^th October 2022.

The Leader and Chief Executive agreed to remove the item from the Cabinet Forward Plan and for the decision to be taken as a Delegated Officer Decision on 29^th November 2022.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of interest

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

Not applicable.

Reports or parts of reports considered

The report of the Head of Internal Audit

Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy, Strategy and Self-assessment against CIPFA Code of Practice.

Report presented to the Audit Committee, 27^th September 2022.