Decision details

Financial Crime, Investigations and Whistleblowing Update Report

Decision Maker: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

The report at Appendix 'A' sets out the current crime landscape that the council
faces and provides a six month summary as to the investigations completed in 2024/25, the
whistleblowing complaints received and action taken in 2024/25, and details of
ongoing and planned anti-financial crime work

Decisions:

(Not for Publication - Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 2, 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.)

 

Peter Walker, Investigations Manager presented a private and confidential update on investigations completed, whistleblowing complaints received, and ongoing and planned anti-financial crime work.

 

Resolved: That the Financial Crime, Investigations and Whistleblowing Update Report be noted.

Corporate Priorities : zFormerPriority_Delivering better services;

Divisions Affected: (All Divisions);

Contact: Andrew Dalecki Email: andrew.dalecki@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 533469.

Report author: Andrew Dalecki

Date of decision: 27/01/2025

Decided at meeting: 27/01/2025 - Audit, Risk and Governance Committee

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