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Telford & Wrekin Council is required by law to
protect the public funds it administers. It may share information
provided to it with other bodies responsible for auditing or
administering public funds, in order to prevent and detect
fraud. | |
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The Audit Commission appoints the auditor to audit the
accounts of Telford & Wrekin Council. It is also responsible
for carrying out data matching exercises.
Data matching involves comparing computer records held by one
body against other computer records held by the same or another
body to see how far they match. This is usually personal
information. Computerised data matching allows potentially
fraudulent claims and payments to be identified. Where a match is
found it indicates that there is an inconsistency which requires
further investigation. No assumption can be made as to whether
there is fraud, error or other explanation until an investigation
is carried out.
The Audit Commission currently requires us to participate in a
data matching exercise to assist in the prevention and detection of
fraud. We are required to provide particular sets of data to the
Audit Commission for matching for each exercise, and these are set
out in the Audit Commission's guidance. Data matching by the Audit
Commission is subject to a Code of Practice.
The use of data by the Audit Commission in a data matching exercise
is carried out with statutory authority under its powers in Part 2A
of the Audit Commission Act 1998. It does not require the consent
of the individuals concerned under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Further information is available on the Audit Commission's legal
powers or data matching at Telford & Wrekin Council please
contact
Audit Services telephone 01952
383103 | |
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| Please note - Some documents published before
1st December 2006 may contain incorrect contact
numbers. |
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