The work of Powys County Council’s counter anti-error and fraud team (CAFT) has clawed back £1.55 million for the authority last year, a meeting has heard.

At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Governance and Audit committee on 26 June, councillors and independent lay members received a quarterly update report on the work being conducted CAFT team.

The report outlined the investigations being conducted by the CAFT team across a number of areas including Council Tax, Universal Benefit , Housing Benefit and into allegations against employees.

The report showed the committee that the work of the CAFT team throughout the year had found £1.553 million for the council as well as a further £126,000 for the public purse.