Issue - meetings
Risk Based Verification Framework
Meeting: 12/10/2017 - Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Item 380)
380 Risk Based Verification Framework 
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Minute 309 (Cabinet Book 1 – Agenda Item 6 refers)
Called in by Councillors Gilbert and Jones
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Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 309 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 19th September 2017, which had been called in to Scrutiny together with a report of the Chief Executive which proposed the adoption of a policy for risk based verification within the benefits service.
Resolved:
That the following decision of Cabinet be noted:-
“That the implementation of the Risk Based Verification Policy attached at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.”
Note: This is an Executive function
Executive Councillor: Moring
Meeting: 19/09/2017 - Cabinet (Item 309)
309 Risk Based Verification Framework PDF 86 KB
Report of the Chief Executive attached
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Chief Executive proposing the adoption of a policy for risk based verification within the benefits service.
Resolved:
That the implementation of the Risk Based Verification Policy attached at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.
Reason for Decision
To improve performance in reducing fraud and error leading to additional Government funding through the Right Benefit initiative.
Other Options
To continue to work as we are but this would not free up the additional resources required to do the further checks.
Note: This is an Executive function
Eligible for call in to Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor: Moring
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Chief Executive proposing the adoption of a policy for risk based verification within the benefits service.
Resolved:
That the implementation of the Risk Based Verification Policy attached at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.
Reason for Decision
To improve performance in reducing fraud and error leading to additional Government funding through the Right Benefit initiative.
Other Options
To continue to work as we are but this would not free up the additional resources required to do the further checks.
Note: This is an Executive function
Eligible for call in to Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor: Moring
*Called in to:- Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
