As a requirement of the Transparency Code we publish information related to the amount of potential fraud cases investigated and the amount of money detected and recovered.
1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022
- Number of occasions use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers = 47
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud = £162,570
- Total number of fraud cases investigated = 101
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud = 3.5 (full time equivalent), 4 (absolute)
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists = 3 (full time equivalent), 3 (absolute)
- Total number of occasions on which fraud and/or irregularity was identified = 43
- Total monetary value of the fraud and/or the irregularity that was detected = £683,517.22
1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021
- Number of occasions use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers = 82
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud = £162,570
- Total number of fraud cases investigated = 79
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud = 3.5 (full time equivalent), 4 (absolute)
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists = 3 (full time equivalent), 3 (absolute)
- Total number of occasions on which fraud and/or irregularity was identified = 38
- Total monetary value of the fraud and/or the irregularity that was detected = £741,786.11
1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020
- Number of occasions use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers = 48
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud = £159,320
- Total number of fraud cases investigated = 188
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud = 3.5 (full time equivalent), 4 (absolute)
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists = 3 (full time equivalent), 3 (absolute)
- Total number of occasions on which fraud and/or irregularity was identified = 60
- Total monetary value of the fraud and/or the irregularity that was detected = £793,657.14
1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019
- Number of occasions use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers = 33
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud = £152,340
- Total number of fraud cases investigated = 156
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud = 3.5 (full time equivalent), 4 (absolute)
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists = 3 (full time equivalent), 3 (absolute)
- Total number of occasions on which fraud and/or irregularity was identified = 81
- Total monetary value of the fraud and/or the irregularity that was detected = £912,453.40
1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018
- Number of occasions use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers = 118
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud = £97,040
- Total number of fraud cases investigated = 252
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud = 3.5 (full time equivalent), 4 (absolute)
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists = 3 (full time equivalent), 3 (absolute)
- Total number of occasions on which fraud and/or irregularity was identified = 95
- Total monetary value of the fraud and/or the irregularity that was detected = £479,529.37
1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017
- Number of occasions use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers = 250
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud = £76,800
- Total number of fraud cases investigated = 362
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud = 3.5 (full time equivalent), 4 (absolute)
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists = 3 (full time equivalent), 3 (absolute)
- Total number of occasions on which fraud and/or irregularity was identified = 104
- Total monetary value of the fraud and/or the irregularity that was detected = £488,232.57