Working Collaboratively to Share and Analyse Data to Prevent, Detect and Deter Fraud
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The document discusses the aims and operations of the Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service (SAFS), highlighting collaboration in data sharing to enhance fraud detection and prevention. It outlines the development of a data hub, the legal challenges faced, and the training and resources provided to tackle various types of fraud. Additionally, it presents statistics from nine months of SAFS activities and mentions established protocols and strategies for anti-fraud efforts.
Working Collaboratively to Share and Analyse Data to Prevent, Detect and Deter Fraud
- 2. Working Collaboratively to Share and Analyse Data to Prevent, Detect and Deter Fraud Nick Jennings, Counter Fraud Manager, Hertfordshire County Council
- 3. Shared Services and Data Sharing? Nick Jennings Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service
- 5. Our aims: Ensure ongoing effectiveness and resilience of anti-fraud arrangements post SFIS Deliver financial benefits in terms of cost savings or increased revenue Create a ‘Data-Hub’ for Hertfordshire Create a recognised centre of excellence that is able to disseminate alerts and share best practice nationally
- 6. Collect data monthly Secure/ with limited user access High level data from a variety of services Create a suite of scheduled data-matches Identify fraud quickly Provide a dash-board of Intelligence Allow targeted ‘Campaigns’- NFI & SPD Data-Hub for Hertfordshire:
- 7. A DATA-Hub How dangerous can it be?
- 8. How often Have I heard? • “Breaking down barriers” • “Improved Data-Sharing” • “Cross Departmental working” • “Open up gateways” • “Free flow of data” • “Change the inaccurate interpretation of the law” • “Joint working to prevent duplication of effort”
- 9. What’s the reality? • ICO Guidance- Has it been ignored? • Legal Advisors- “Six of the Best” • Barristers & ‘Experts’ • NHS –only communicate by FAX! (Until Oct 2016) • SFIS & Drawbridges • DWP- NDU- “Fax us- but only for treason LOL” • UK- DVLA v US- DVLA
- 11. SAFS Provides: • Board Representation • Resilient reactive investigation service • Hotline/Webpage for reporting. • Shared Strategy/Policies/Procedures • Shared Anti-Fraud Response Plan • Shared Best Practice • Fraud Alerts • Fraud Awareness Events • NFI and Local Data-Hub
- 13. LA CFOs Tool Kit: • Council Data and Expertise • S.29/35 DPA • Authorised Powers (POSHFA/CTRS/SSFA) • NAFN/ LAIOG / CIPFA / TEICCAF • Home Office • UKBA/ NHS/ DVLA • Land Registry/ Companies House • Local Police (Intel/POCA/ERSU/VODS/Arrests) • 3rd Party Specialists
- 14. New Skills: • HR & Discipline Training • ‘Corporate Fraud’ Training • Business Rates and Avoidance • Tenancy Fraud • Cyber Crime/ Payment Fraud • Presentation Skills • Professional Accreditations • More focused approach • Measurable outputs
- 15. Nine months of SAFS: • Blue Badge- 63 • Business Rates- 6 • Council Tax- 336 • Payment- 9 • Schools- 9 • Staff- 21 • Contract/ Procurement- 15 • Tenancy Fraud- 79
- 16. But still NO Data-Hub We do have… • a draft ‘Information Sharing Protocol’- signed off! • the Data-Warehouse • local ‘Data Access Agreements’ • Anti-Fraud & Corruption Strategies • Fraud Prosecution Policies • Anti-Fraud Action Plans.
Editor's Notes
- #5: These are the partners currently involved in the partnership. SAFS aims to deliver a cost neutral service to it’s partners and provide a ‘value for money’ service. In addition, SAFS aims to provide the following: A data hub for Hertfordshire to share information Improve the reach and understanding of non-benefit and corporate fraud within the county Develop services that can be marketed to external bodies To create a recognised ‘centre of excellence’ Formed of five district councils – NHDC, BBC, SBC, EHDC and Hertsmere, in association with HCC. A service formed to provide fraud prevention, detection and investigation service to its partners in all areas of fraud against the council A team of two managers, five counter fraud investigators, a data co-ordinator and two intel officers. To branch out to all areas of non-benefit fraud/corporate fraud Based at Hertfordshire County Council in Robertson House in Stevenage. These images give an example of what we do. We offer crime prevention, detection and investigation services to our partners. Part of this includes training like we are delivering today or any specific fraud training that you would be interested in such as identity verification.