Fraud

Report suspected fraud to the Council

Please use the following contact details for all matters relating to Cheltenham Borough Council, Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Stroud District Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council and West Oxfordshire District Council.

To report any allegations of fraud or misuse of public funds, for example claiming false Council Tax discounts, Business Rates avoidance, benefit fraud, false housing applications, the subletting of a social housing property or any false application for financial assistance you can:

• Fill in a referral form
• Phone the fraud hotline in confidence on 01242 264215 or;
• Write to: Counter Fraud and Enforcement Unit, Cheltenham Borough Council, Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA.
• E-mail fraud.referrals@cotswold.gov.uk

You can also use the above contact details to report any concerns relating to Council staff or Councillors.

All reports will be investigated and any information provided will be treated as strictly confidential. 

You can make anonymous reports however, to enable us to obtain further information please supply contact information which will be treated confidentially.