Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

Members considered a report of the Chamberlain concerning the London Counter Fraud Hub and the request for the joining fee to be funded from the Finance Committee contingency fund.

The Chamberlain reported at the meeting that he was now able to meet the cost of the joining fee in his department’s existing budget. The Chairman congratulated the Chamberlain for leading by example.

RESOLVED, that:

·         £75,000 not be released from the Finance Committee contingency fund to cover the London Counter Fraud joining fee, and that this instead be found within the Chamberlain’s local risk budget;

·         It be noted, that following Member support for the London Counter Fraud Hub at Audit & Risk Management Committee on 6 November 2018, and the delegated authority given to the Chamberlain to progress, enrolment to the London Counter Fraud Hub will be completed by 31 March 2019, via a Deed of Adherence with the London Borough of Ealing, subject to funding approval as part of the budget setting process.