WORK IN PROGRESS
Anti-Fraud and Investigation Team (Camden Council) here
"The team's main objective is the prevention and detection of fraud, corruption, bribery and irregularities committed either with intent or through bad practice. The team is also responsible for the administration and monitoring of the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and the Council’s policies on money laundering and the Bribery Act. "
- the page mentions the Regulator for England and Wales: the Audit Commission which disbanded in 2015, website here and replaced by here
The Audit Commission Act 1998 here [original version] - repealed here by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 here and which came into force here
https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/2024/11/28/special-investigation-into-camden-council/
In the above investigation report by the Housing Ombudsman into some area's of service provision by camden council housing repairs department - key issues include:
- unlinked repair histories
- neglected follow ups on inspections
- stalled repairs lacking inspections
- poor record keeping
- repeated unsuccessful repair attempts
and poor communication with residents.
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around 2002 - haiten patel housing benefit fraud. i can't find or have access to any write up about the case but there are references to it.
2007. https://www.thecnj.com/camden/061407/news061407_10.html "We are disappointed that the full scale of the fraud could not be recognised by the courts and tougher sentences given.
others
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Camden,_London,_arrested_in_benefit_fraud_inquiry
https://www.thecnj.com/camden/011807/news011807_02.html jail for £600k town hall fraud
