NFRS 2024 37 - National fraud initiative

You asked for

Hello, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your organisation. Please may you provide me with:

1. When are you next going through an audit of the national fraud initiative?
2. What current procedures do you have in place such as confirmation of payee against fraud?
3. What is your current confirmation of payee software incumbent product & the renewal date of the contract.

This is to identify tender opportunities. Please provide the information in the form of an email. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.

Our Response

1. When are you next going through an audit of the national fraud initiative?
   Answer: - October 2024
2. What current procedures do you have in place such as confirmation of payee against fraud?
   Answer: - POL 3019 Counter Fraud, Money Laundering, Corruption and Bribery Policy.
3. What is your current confirmation of payee software incumbent product & the renewal date of the contract.
   Answer: - Unit4 ERP – Agresso, 31/03/2025.