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Action on Fraud: Rebuilding Confidence
Recovery and Publicity after Local Authority Fraud Prosecution or Sanctions
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In partnership with The Counter Fraud Group
Supported by ACFE and IPF Better Governance Forum
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Friday 19th November 2004
Royal Horticultural Halls & Conference Centre, London SW1P 2PE
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All local authorities face fraud, whether internally generated or through benefits or other services. This one-day conference examines the action a local authority should take following the application of sanctions and prosecution. The conference focuses on recovery of funds and the rebuilding of confidence. Presenters will discuss solutions and good practice procedures that should be followed in order to support the fraud investigation process for both high levels of soft fraud and serious planned fraud. Specific focus is given to recovery proceedings and the use of publicity.
The conference is designed in modular form so authorities may select to attend the full conference or just one of the in-depth afternoon conference streams focusing on recovery or media handling.
Who Should Attend:
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- Local Authority Members
- Chief Officers responsible for fraud, recovery of funds or PR
- Treasurers
- Auditors
- Anti-Fraud Managers
- Benefit Fraud Managers
- Legal Officers
- Press and PR Officers
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- to provide guidance on recovery of funds and rebuilding public confidence following fraud prosecution and sanctions
- to examine the law around asset recovery, including case law and European Law and the work of the Asset Recovery Agency
- to focus on the use of the press & media in rebuilding confidence and to provide guidance and good practice on handling press releases, publicity and media interest
- to provide an insight form the BFI into their expectations of asset and overpayment recovery
- to facilitate in-depth examination of recovery of fraudulent overpayment proceedings and media handling through focussed conference streams
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- Jane Earl, Director, Asset Recovery Agency
- Jack McGarva, Hill Dickinson Solicitors
- John Baker, IPF Better Governance Forum
- Ross Biddicombe, London School of Journalism
- Caroline Hopkins, Revenues Manager, East Riding District Council
- Brenda Robinson, BFI
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Benedict Business
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