Counter fraud

Information about Wakefield Council Counter Fraud work including use of powers, employees and fraud cases.

Details includes:

• number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers
• total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud
• total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists
• total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud, and
• total number of fraud cases investigated.

New data will be published annually in September.

Publishing this information annually is a requirement of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015.