Audit expenditure
Reading Borough Council audit expenditure 2025-26
Code specifications:
Must publish the following information about their counter fraud work,
2025-26
| Counter fraud work | Figure |
|---|---|
| Number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers | 16 |
| Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud | 3 |
| Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists | 3 |
| Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud (excluding prosecutions) | £250,272 |
| Total number of fraud cases investigated | 378 |
Last updated on 15/04/2026
Audit expenditure