Advice on how we obtain information from employers, contractors and the self-employed, to help fight benefit fraud
Why we need your help
Occasionally, people who receive benefits fail to declare they're working, and receiving payment for the work. This is a criminal offence which we'll investigate.
Once we've identified that there's undeclared work, we aim to obtain the information to confirm the:
- place of employment,
- type of employment; and
- payments received
We'll seek this information from those who are defined as being in an 'employment relationship' with the suspected person. This can be:
- the employer
- the contractor
- a self-employed person
To find out more about how we obtain information from employers, contractors and the self-employed, please view the documents below:
Complaints
If you don't think the request, or the manner in which it was requested, was reasonable, you may wish to complain.
Please direct your complaint to the manager of the officer(s) who visited, or wrote to you.
If you're not satisfied with the response, you may write to:
Assistant Director Resources
Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Kings Court
Chapel Street
King’s Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1EX
If you remain dissatisfied, you can refer your complaint for independent review to:
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, PO Box 4771, Coventry, CV4 0EH
Tel: 0300 061 0614