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Fair Processing Notice
This
authority is required by law to protect the public funds it
administers. It may share information provided to it with other
bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds, in
order to prevent and detect fraud.
Data
matching involves comparing computer records held by one body
against other computer records held by the same or another body to
see how far they match. This is usually personal information.
Computerised data matching allows potentially fraudulent claims and
payments to be identified. Where a match is found it may indicate
that there is an inconsistency that requires further investigation.
Information will therefore be supplied to Credit Reference Agencies
and other public bodies for cross referencing and further action
where required. No assumption
will
be made as to whether there is fraud, error or other explanation
until an investigation is carried out.
The
Audit Commission* appoints the auditor to audit the accounts of
this authority. It may also carry out some data matching
exercises.
The
Audit Commission* currently requires us to participate in a data
matching exercise to assist in the prevention and detection of
fraud. We are required to provide particular sets of data to the
Audit Commission* for matching for each exercise, and these are set
out in the Audit Commission's* guidance, which can be found at
www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nfi
The use
of data by the Audit Commission* in a data matching exercise is
carried out with statutory authority under its powers in Part 2A of
the Audit Commission Act 1998. It does not require the consent of
the individuals concerned under the Data Protection Act
1998;
however the Authority has registered
this activity within its corporate annual notification with the
Information
Commissioner.
Data
matching by the Audit Commission* is subject to a Code of Practice.
This may be found at
www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nfi/codeofdmp.asp
We also
participate with the DWP Credit Reference Agency data match
exercises to identify non declared partners, information supplied
by the council to the DWP may therefore be supplied to Credit
Reference Agencies for cross referencing and our fraud
investigations may possibly include checks on undeclared
cohabiters.
* This
refers to the Audit Commission or any
successor. |