The Cabinet Member for Finance and Education introduced a report on a number of key policies in relation to fraud, corruption and other forms of financial crime as well as corporate policies for risk management and whistleblowing, all aimed at supporting the Council’s zero tolerance to fraud. It was also proposed to update the Council’s Risk Management Framework to make the role of the Cabinet in relation to risk management more explicit.
Cabinet agreed:-
(i) To adopt the policies listed below, as attached at Appendices A - G to the report:
· Fraud & Corruption Policy and Strategy
· Fraud Prosecution Policy
· Money Laundering Policy
· Whistleblowing Policy
· Policy and Code of Practice of The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
· Bribery Act Policy
· Risk Management Policy and Strategy
(ii) An amendment to the Risk Management Framework in relation to the Cabinet’s role in risk management as described in paragraph 1.8 of the report; and
(iii) To note that the Leader had allocated the lead portfolio responsibility for risk management to the Cabinet Member for Finance and Education.