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  • Prevent and detect: new fraud strategy launched for local authorities 0
    • in 151 News
    • — 23 Mar, 2016

    Prevent and detect: new fraud strategy launched for local authorities

    The new counter fraud and corruption strategy for local government, Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally, has been launched today (23 March, 2016). It sets out a vision in which local[…]

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    Ian O’Donnell: Counter fraud update 0
    • in Resources
    • — 2 Jan, 2015

    Ian O’Donnell: Counter fraud update

    Ian O’Donnell is executive director of corporate resources at Ealing Council and chair of the Fighting Fraud Locally Strategy Board. The counter fraud landscape continues to change dramatically, with new[…]

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  • Fraud update 0
    • in Ian O'Donnell · Recent Posts
    • — 2 Jan, 2013

    Fraud update

    Ian O’Donnell is Executive Director of Corporate Resources, London Borough of Ealing, and Chair of Fighting Fraud Locally Strategic Board On 6th December 2012 the second Fighting Fraud Locally conference was[…]

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    Fraud update: councils are better at tackling fraud 0
    • in Ian O'Donnell · Resources
    • — 19 Nov, 2012

    Fraud update: councils are better at tackling fraud

    Ian O’Donnell is Executive Director of Corporate Resources, Ealing Council On 8th November the Audit Commission published its annual review of councils’ counter fraud performance, Protecting The Public Purse (PPP).  For[…]

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  • Ealing’s Ian O’Donnell on the future of the National Fraud Initiative 0
    • in Blogs · Ian O'Donnell
    • — 2 Aug, 2012

    Ealing’s Ian O’Donnell on the future of the National Fraud Initiative

    Ian O’Donnell is Executive Director of Corporate Resources at Ealing Council The government is consulting on the draft Local Audit Bill in the wake of its decision to do away[…]

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