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Freedom of Information request 046-2022

Response published: 5 October 2022

FOI Request

Sent: 25 February 2022 23:32 To: Freedom of Information Subject: Freedom of Information - GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk -----------------, In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000., could you please provide the following information in respect of counter fraud work within your organisation? Question No. Question Format of Answer 1 a. Amount spent on counter fraud services in the financial year 2019/20 £ xxx b. How much of this was spent on: i. Strategic Governance £ xxx ii. Involve & Inform £ xxx iii. Prevent & Deter £ xxx iv. Hold to Account £ xxx v. Other £ xxx £ xxx c. i. Number of successful civil sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences x ii. Amount recovered as a result of these civil sanctions £ xxx d. i. Number of successful criminal sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences x ii. Amount recovered as a result of these criminal sanctions £ xxx 2 a. Amount spent on counter fraud services in the financial year 2020/21 £ xxx b. How much of this was spent on: i. Strategic Governance £ xxx ii. Involve & Inform £ xxx iii. Prevent & Deter £ xxx iv. Hold to Account £ xxx v. Other £ xxx £ xxx c. i. Number of successful civil sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences x ii. Amount recovered as a result of these civil sanctions £ xxx d. i. Number of successful criminal sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences x ii. Amount recovered as a result of these criminal sanctions £ xxx Any questions, please feel free to contact me. --

FOI Response

Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW

E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 01/03/2022
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Lorraine Clark
————————-Lorraine, Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 046-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Amount spent on counter fraud services in the financial year 2019/20 £ 114,139
How much of this was spent on:
i. Strategic Governance
ii. Involve & Inform
iii. Prevent & Deter
iv. Hold to Account
v. Other
£ NOT RECORDED
£ NOT RECORDED
£ 74,612.27 a joint value for Q i,ii & iii.
£ 39,526.73

£ 114,139
Number of successful civil sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences
Amount recovered as a result of these civil sanctions 1
£ 294.75
Number of successful criminal sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences Amount recovered as a result of these criminal sanctions 0
£0
Amount spent on counter fraud services in the financial year 2020/21 £ 86,703
How much of this was spent on:
i. Strategic Governance
ii. Involve & Inform
iii. Prevent & Deter
iv. Hold to Account
v. Other £ NOT RECORDED
£ NOT RECORDED
£ 69,362.40
£ 17,340.60

£ 86,703
Number of successful civil sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences Amount recovered as a result of these civil sanctions 1
£ 3,072.66
Number of successful criminal sanctions obtained in respect of fraud and fraud-related offences Amount recovered as a result of these criminal sanctions 1

Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust