FOI Request - Fraud Investigation

Request 101002999590

I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
1) Do you have a fraud investigation department/team?
2) If you don’t have a fraud team, who investigates reported case of fraud?
3) How many fraud investigators are there in your team?
4) Can you please list the top 4 most common types of fraud you investigate?
5) Do you investigate any Covid related fraud cases – e.g. business grant, business support, business rates relief or business load fraud cases?  
6) Do you release or publish any information about the number of cases you investigate per annum, the value of fraud and their outcomes?
7) How many fraud cases were investigated in 2020 and in 2021?
8) Do you use an electronic case management system to record and manage your fraud cases? If so, which case management system do you use?
9) Do you use data matching to proactively identify potential fraud cases?  Which product or service do you use?
10) Do you investigate fraud on behalf of other organisations?  Can you please state who?

Response 10-03-2022

1)           Do you have a fraud investigation department/team?
No

2)           If you don't have a fraud team, who investigates reported case of fraud?
Internal Audit Section

3)           How many fraud investigators are there in your team?
No Fraud Investigators, however in addition to Internal Auditors a Corporate Investigations Officer is also part of the Section

4)           Can you please list the top 4 most common types of fraud you investigate?

Creditors (Payments to Suppliers)
Scottish Welfare Fund
Council Tax Reduction Scheme
Blue Badges

5)           Do you investigate any Covid related fraud cases – e.g. business grant, business support, business rates relief or business load fraud cases?  
Yes

6)           Do you release or publish any information about the number of cases you investigate per annum, the value of fraud and their outcomes?
Yes. National Fraud Initiative Data Matching Eexercise reported to Council Committee.

7)           How many fraud cases were investigated in 2020 and in 2021?
No proven fraud cases noted in 2020 and 2021

8)           Do you use an electronic case management system to record and manage your fraud cases? If so, which case management system do you use?
Yes, internally developed software application has been developed.

9)           Do you use data matching to proactively identify potential fraud cases?  Which product or service do you use?
Yes- Moray Council participate in the National Fraud Initiative Data Matching Exercise.

10)         Do you investigate fraud on behalf of other organisations?  Can you please state who?
Yes- Moray Integration Joint Board, Grampian Valuation Joint Board and the Department of Work and Pensions