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• Number of occasions you have used powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers including powers under The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013. 

135 

• Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud.

1

• Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists. 

1

• Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud.

£67,955

• Total number of fraud cases investigated.

51 

(Plus, an additional 899 from proactive exercises undertaken by the Authority)

• Total number of occasions on which fraud was identified. 

28

• Total monetary value of the fraud that was detected.

£728,267

• Number of occasions you have used powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers including powers under The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013. 

66

• Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud.

1

• Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists. 

1

• Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud.

£61,819

• Total number of fraud cases investigated.

83

(Plus, an additional 2,635 from proactive exercises undertaken by the Authority).

• Total number of occasions on which fraud was identified. 

316

• Total monetary value of the fraud that was detected.

£832,000