Re: Misallocating payments and ignoring email to exploit Magistrates court costs
The only surprise is the Council determining the outcome to its internal investigation so quickly, but other than that there are no revelations, i.e., it's a complete load of bo!!ock$:
From: Hanmer, Peter
To: outlawlgo
Cc: Maione, Tony ; Res - Customer Services
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016
Subject: False statement to defraud through council tax liability application
Dear Mr outlawlgo
As set out in previous correspondence from Mr Maione, the Council’s monitoring officer, the audit team has now reviewed the allegations contained in your email to me dated 22 April 2016 under the auspices of the Council’s whistleblowing policy. A review of all relevant correspondence, court papers and interviews with key officers has taken place as part of this process. It has been concluded that the actions taken by officers regarding your Council Tax account were correct based on the information and correspondence made available to them at the time, and we have found no evidence that any fraudulent activity has taken place.
I note your comments around the complaints policy and the fraud response plan in relation to the handling of complaints involving allegations of fraud and corruption and these will be considered when the Council updates both policies during 2016/17.
Kind regards
Peter Hanmer
Peter Hanmer, Head of Audit and Assurance, Northern Lincolnshire Business Connect
Municipal Buildings, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 3HU
Telephone (01472) 323799 peter.hanmer@NLBusinessConnect.co.uk
The only surprise is the Council determining the outcome to its internal investigation so quickly, but other than that there are no revelations, i.e., it's a complete load of bo!!ock$:
From: Hanmer, Peter
To: outlawlgo
Cc: Maione, Tony ; Res - Customer Services
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016
Subject: False statement to defraud through council tax liability application
Dear Mr outlawlgo
As set out in previous correspondence from Mr Maione, the Council’s monitoring officer, the audit team has now reviewed the allegations contained in your email to me dated 22 April 2016 under the auspices of the Council’s whistleblowing policy. A review of all relevant correspondence, court papers and interviews with key officers has taken place as part of this process. It has been concluded that the actions taken by officers regarding your Council Tax account were correct based on the information and correspondence made available to them at the time, and we have found no evidence that any fraudulent activity has taken place.
I note your comments around the complaints policy and the fraud response plan in relation to the handling of complaints involving allegations of fraud and corruption and these will be considered when the Council updates both policies during 2016/17.
Kind regards
Peter Hanmer
Peter Hanmer, Head of Audit and Assurance, Northern Lincolnshire Business Connect
Municipal Buildings, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 3HU
Telephone (01472) 323799 peter.hanmer@NLBusinessConnect.co.uk
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