An adoption service has taken action after staff mileage claims were found to be higher than expected and orders for goods were only placed after the date of the invoice. The issues came to light during an audit of the Western Bay Adoption Service, which covers Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.
Auditors found a number of instances where the mileage claimed by staff was higher than expected for the description of the journey, and home to work mileage had not been deducted by a staff member. No details about the amounts involved were provided in the report before Swansea Council's governance and audit committee.
Auditors also found 13 out of a sample of 15 orders for payments of goods and services had been placed after the date of invoice. And quotes had not been obtained for purchases totalling more than £10,000 for seven suppliers. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
