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Counter fraud service
Watford Borough Council and Three Rivers District Council have a shared Finance department, which incorporates the counter fraud service.
The following information is for 2018/19, and is a combined figure for the two authorities, unless stated otherwise
Number of occasions the organisation has used special powers
Watford and Three Rivers Council belong to NAFN (National Anti-Fraud Network) and all Authorised Officer requests are dealt with by them directly
Total number of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud
4 for shared service
Total full time equivalent numbers of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists
4 officers
Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation
£93,183k (W.B.C.)
Total number of fraud cases investigated
176 for the shared service
