Decision details

(Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.  It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information)

Ian Rushworth, Audit Manager, presented a report on a summary of the work performed by the Internal Audit Service during 2012/13 to support management in preventing, detecting and investigating fraud and corruption.

It was noted that no single issue had been identified that would have a material impact on the county council's overall control environment.

A copy of the annual report was presented at Appendix ’A’.

In response to questions raised by the Members in relation to excess mileage claims, the Chief Internal Auditor informed the committee that management intended to make all practical efforts to ensure that any overpayments would be recovered.

Resolved: That the 2012/13 counter fraud and special investigations report as now presented, be noted.