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National Fraud Initiative Notice

Summary

Data matching involves comparing computer records held at the Council with others held by us or another organisation. We are required to participate in data matching exercises by the Audit Commission.

Babergh District 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.

The Audit Commission appoints the auditor to audit the Council’s accounts. 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. 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 the Council to participate in a data matching exercise to assist in the prevention and detection of fraud. The Council is 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 handbooks, which can be found at their National Fraud Initiative web page.

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.

Data matching by the Audit Commission is subject to a code of practice, which can be found at their Code of Practice web page.

For further information on the Audit Commission’s legal powers and the reasons why it matches particular information, see the level 3 notice on the Audit Commission’s website or contact foi@babergh.gov.uk.

Related pages on this website ...

Access to records application form,

Data protection act 1998,

Environmental information regulation,

Freedom of Information Act 2000,

Freedom of Information Request Form,

Publication scheme,

Records management.

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External links ...

Audit Commission

The Audit Commission is an independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is spent economically, efficiently and effectively, to achieve high-quality local services for the public.
Code of Practice web page.
National Fraud Initiative web page.

About links to external sites.

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Contact us ...

Team:

Freedom of Information

Web:

online freedom of information request form

Email:

foi@babergh.gov.uk

Telephone:

01473 826659

Minicom/textphone:

01473 825878

Fax:

01473 823594

Address:

Babergh District Council
Corks Lane
Hadleigh
IPSWICH
IP7 6SJ

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Last updated on: 26 January 2012 | Date of next review: 26 January 2013

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