Decision - Overpayments on the housing repairs and improvement contract
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Overpayments on the housing repairs and improvement contract
Decision Maker: Audit & Standards Committee, Housing & New Homes Committee, Council
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This report summarises the results of an
internal audit review of overpayments made by the council in
respect of housing repairs.
Decision:
That the Audit & Standards Committee:
1) Note that the council’s housing revenue account was over-charged by an amount estimated by audit at more than £300,000 over a 17 month period for work carried out by a sub-contractor working on the housing repairs and improvements contract.
2) Note that the council expects to recover the overpayments from the main contractor, Mears Ltd.
3) Note that the council is working positively with Mears Ltd to identify any other overpayments that may have been made and to prevent any overpayments in the future.
Report author: Graham Liddell
Publication date: 13/01/2016
Date of decision: 12/01/2016
Decided at meeting: 12/01/2016 - Audit & Standards Committee
Accompanying Documents:
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