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FOI request - counter fraud team (FOI/8326)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 28 July 2026
Dear *********
Request FOI/8326
Thank you for your request for information regarding Nottinghamshire County Council"s counter fraud arrangements.
1. Does Nottinghamshire County Council have a dedicated Counter Fraud team
2. If yes:
* How many staff are within the team (headcount and/or FTE)
* What are the job titles of those staff
* If job titles cannot be disclosed, what are the grades/bands of those roles
3. If no dedicated team exists:
* How are counter fraud activities resourced
* Which teams/services have responsibility for fraud prevention, fraud investigation and fraud awareness activities
4. Are any counter fraud functions delivered by:
* External contractors/providers
* Shared services with other local authorities
* Regional or national counter fraud partnerships
5. Approximately how much officer resource (FTE) is dedicated to counter fraud activities across the Council
6. Is there a nominated Counter Fraud Lead If so, please provide the job title (not the individuals name).
7. Are there any professionally accredited counter fraud specialists within the service If so, how many
The Council considers that the information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as it is reasonably accessible to you by other means.
Information relating to the Council"s counter-fraud arrangements, responsibilities, governance framework and resourcing is published within the Council"s Counter Fraud & Counter Corruption Policy and Strategy and Annual Fraud Report 2024/25, which are publicly available through the Council"s website.
Relevant sources include:
- Annual Fraud Report 2024/25 (Governance & Ethics Committee, 23 July 2025)
- Counter Fraud & Counter Corruption Policy and Strategy
- Nottinghamshire County Council news article: Council stops potential fraud attempts worth more than £2.1 million
The documents can be accessed via:
https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/finance-and-budget/preventing-fraud
and
https://newsroom.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/newsroom/news/council-stops-potential-fraud-attempts-worth-more-than-21-million/
For ease of reference, the published information indicates that:
- Responsibility for maintaining the Counter Fraud Strategy, undertaking fraud risk assessments, compiling the Annual Fraud Report, participation in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) and engagement with other counter-fraud groups rests with the Council"s Internal Audit service. The Annual Fraud Report identifies the lead officer for counter-fraud matters as the Group Manager, Internal Audit and Risk Management. [ncccounter...ndstrategy | Word], [Annual Fra...rt 2024-25 | PDF]
- The Council participates in the National Fraud Initiative, National Anti-Fraud Network, the Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally initiative, and engages with the Government Agency Intelligence Network (GAIN). [ncccounter...ndstrategy | Word]
- The Council"s counter-fraud arrangements are delivered through the Internal Audit function together with management responsibilities across services, rather than through a separately described standalone Counter Fraud Team within the published information. [ncccounter...ndstrategy | Word]
The information requested at questions 1-7 can therefore be obtained from the published documents above.
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Yours sincerely
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council
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