The Head of Audit Partnership presented the
report setting out a refresh of the Counter Fraud and Corruption
Policy. The policy had originally been
agreed in January 2018 with a provision for review in two
years. The document had been reviewed,
with minor textual amendments and one substantive change to the
‘Further Advice and Support’ section of the guidance
for those who become involved in an investigation.
The Committee considered the wording in
paragraph 17 of the policy and felt that the wording should be made
clearer for a presumption of action being taken and amended the
wording to “…will, unless there are exceptional
circumstances, result in disciplinary action.”
RESOLVED: That the Policy and Resources
Committee be recommended to approve the Counter Fraud and
Corruption Policy, subject to the word ‘may’ being
replaced with ‘will, unless there are exceptional
circumstances,’ in paragraph 17 of the policy.