COUNCILLORS have recommended that anti-fraud training be made compulsory for Powys County Council (PCC) staff. They also would like to see staff who have concerns about fraud happening to be able to speak to someone outside of the council. At the Audit Committee meeting on Thursday, December 10, councillors were told that the Welsh Audit Office estimate fraud cost Welsh Government, the health service and local authorities anywhere between £100 million and £1 billion a year. PCC is one of the few authorities in Wales which still has a fraud investigation team. Run by David Morris PCC’s Senior Manager for Income and Awards, he told the committee that the team had recovered £900,000 for the council in fraud, error and income savings.