Fair Processing Notice - Anti- Fraud
Bedford Borough Council is required by law to protect the public
funds it administers. It may share information provided to it with
other bodies responsible for; auditing or administering public
funds, or where undertaking a public function, in order to prevent
and detect fraud.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for carrying out data matching
exercises.
Data matching involves comparing computer records held by one
body against other computer records held by the same or another
body to see how far they match. This is usually personal
information. Computerised data matching allows potentially
fraudulent claims and payments to be identified. Where a match is
found it may indicate that there is an inconsistency which requires
further investigation. No assumption can be made as to whether
there is fraud, error or other explanation until an investigation
is carried out.
We participate in the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud
Initiative: a data matching exercise to assist in the prevention
and detection of fraud. We are required to provide particular sets
of data to the Minister for the Cabinet Office for matching for
each exercise, as
detailed here.
The use of data by the Cabinet Office in a data matching
exercise is carried out with statutory authority under Part 6 of
the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. It does not require
the consent of the individuals concerned under the Data Protection
Act 2018.
Data matching by the Cabinet Office is subject to
a Code
of Practice.
View further information on the
Cabinet Office’s legal powers and the reasons why it matches
particular information. For further information on data
matching at this authority contact Surinder Momi, Head of Internal
Audit.
