Rother District Council

Rother District Council is committed to protecting public funds and minimising losses to fraud and corruption.

We strive to ensure that money intended for services we provide is not lost to fraud. We believe that fraud committed against the Council means less money to spend on services for Rother people we therefore have a number of initiatives in place:

• Benefit fraud policy and anonymous reporting mechanism
• Codes of conduct for members and officers
• A "Whistle-Blowing" policy and anonymous reporting mechanism

In addition the Council participates in a two yearly National Fraud Initiative (NFI) Data Matching exercise, which seeks to match data held by public bodies. A fair processing notice is attached in the related media section of this page.

What is fraud and corruption

Fraud can cover a range of offences including, theft, forgery, false representation, false accounting, misappropriation, and collusion.

Corruption arises when individuals derive benefits, which influence or change the way they conduct their duties and responsibilities in relation to the business of the Council.

How do we respond

The Council has Financial Procedure Rules which require that matters involving any financial irregularities are referred to the Head of Audit Services for investigation. These matters are taken seriously and additional action, such as disciplinary proceedings and/or prosecution, will be taken where evidence of offences is found.

The Council has a team that investigate fraud and corruption. Our audit team deals with most aspects of fraud and corruption and we have a team of benefit fraud investigators who deal specifically with benefit-related matters.

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