Reporting fraud

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Fraud statistics

Fraud statistics for the 2022/23 tax year

Statistic

Total

Notes

Number of occasions of use of power under the Prevention of Social Housing fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014 [footnote 44], or similar powers [footnote 45]

0

-

Total number of employees undertaking investigations and prosecution of fraud

2

-

Number of employees undertaking investigations and prosecution of fraud (full time equivalent)

1.3

-

Total number of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists

-

-

Number of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists (full time equivalent)

-

-

Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud (salary costs or if outsourced the cost associated with the investigation)

£32k

Approximate cost of staff resources

Total number of fraud cases investigated

66

Figures based on closed cases only

Last updated 18 July 2023