Finance
Information on our regulations for finance, accounts, audit, expenditure and national fraud initiative.
Information on our regulations for finance, accounts, audit, expenditure and national fraud initiative.
We publish accounts, audit opinions and certificates at each financial year end. You can find these on our Freedom of Information page.
The Combined Authority has in place Financial Regulations which govern how responsibility for management of budgets and expenditure is delegated within the officer structure of the Combined Authority.
The Combined Authority approved the current Members' Allowances Scheme at the annual meeting on 29 June 2017.
Allowances and expenses paid to members is available from our Transparency and Freedom of Information page.
We may share information provided to us with other bodies responsible for: auditing, administering public funds, or where undertaking a public function in order to prevent and detect fraud.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for carrying out data matching exercises.
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 which requires further investigation. No assumption can be made as to whether there is fraud, error or other explanation until an investigation is carried out.
We participate in the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud Initiative; a data matching exercise to assist in the prevention and detection of fraud. We are required to provide particular sets of data to the Minister for the Cabinet Office for matching for each exercise, as detailed National Fraud Initiative.
The use of data by the Cabinet Office in a data matching exercise is carried out with statutory authority under Part 6 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. It does not require the consent of the individuals
The data matching by the Cabinet Office is subject to a Code of Practice.
Details of how the Cabinet Office will use your personal data and your rights are set out in their Privacy Notice.
