FOI Request 2027

Subject: National Fraud Initiative

Status: Complete

Date received: June 2024

Question Asked:

1. When are you next going through an audit of the national fraud initiative?

2. What current procedures do you have in place such as confirmation of payee against fraud?

3. What is your current confirmation of payee software incumbent product & the renewal date of the contract?

Our Response:

1. When are you next going through an audit of the national fraud initiative?

   Our internal audit function performs the National Fraud Initiative audit annually. They have an ongoing contract to do so.

2. What current procedures do you have in place such as confirmation of payee against fraud?

   Change of bank details are notified to Finance through a variety of methods, e-mail, letter etc.

   We will then independently verify the details prior to any changes being made on Agresso. We will usually ask them to complete a supplier form and then the revised details will be checked and updated on our system.

3. What is your current confirmation of payee software incumbent product & the renewal date of the contract?

   N/A

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO