Council highlights teams on frontline against fraudsters

Teams at Carmarthenshire Council have various counter-fraud roles.

- ROBERT HARRIES

Teams at Carmarthenshire Council have various counter-fraud roles.

(ROBERT HARRIES)

UNPAID council tax, fraud by a builder and misappropriation of school funds by a teacher were all rumbled by council teams in Carmarthenshire, a meeting heard.

The authority's revenues and financial compliance service deals with fraud and corruption referrals, while its consumer and business affairs service tackles fraud arising from inappropriate trading.

A report before the council’s governance and audit committee said the work of the consumer and business affairs service resulted in 15 convictions in 2024-25 and prevented an estimated £8.6m of fraudulent activity.