Rochdale Borough Council Fraud Investigations and Staffing Data

Rochdale Borough Council's data on counter fraud work, including staff numbers, investigations, and use of statutory powers. The dataset is published under the UK's Transparency Code 2014, which defines fraud as an intentional false representation for gain or loss. It was last updated on July 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in local government fraud investigations based on the number of cases mentioned in the description.
• Modeling the relationship between staffing levels and investigation outcomes based on the described data points.
• Benchmarking the use of statutory information-gathering powers across different councils based on the described 'powers' data.

Strengths

• Data is published under the UK's legally defined Transparency Code 2014, providing a clear regulatory context.
• The description specifies core metrics: number of staff, number of investigations, and occasions of using statutory powers.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single UK local authority.

Provenance

Source

Rochdale Borough Council

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the council's counter fraud work.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:27.907243; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rochdale Borough, United Kingdom