WGW Forensic Audit
Forensic audit, financial investigations and fraud prevention for local councils, charities and not-for-profit organisations in England and Wales.
Dedicated to the third sector
WGW Online provides a dedicated Forensic Audit service for town, community and parish councils in England and Wales. We deliver a value-for-money service which helps our clients achieve the best possible outcomes.
Our appointed forensic audit specialists include practitioners in professional negligence, fraud, investigations, financial crime, money laundering and anti-corruption, competition, and forensic technology.
As a client, you will have access to a full and comprehensive range of forensic audit services that we tailor to your unique requirements. Our clients are third sector organisations in Wales and England, including town, community and parish councils, charities and certain not-for-profit organisations.
WGW Forensic Audit is offered as a WGW service and delivered through appointed specialists, with the scope and specialist team agreed for your assignment.
Forensic audit
Our dedicated Forensic Investigations team is committed to helping you resolve the most challenging situations.
Fraud and financial crime investigations
Our extensive experience of tackling financial crime and fraud in the public sector has taught us the importance of acting quickly and getting the correct expert assistance. Rapid response is the key to the success of any investigation.
WGW is skilled at conducting sensitive financial investigations and assembling a team of fraud and financial crime experts with backgrounds in criminal investigations, forensic accounting and forensic computing.
Discuss a concern with WGWFinancial crime and fraud
We advise councils on the detection and prevention of financial crime and fraud. This includes anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) and anti-money laundering (AML).
We help Proper Officers, Responsible Finance Officers and Council Members to understand the financial crime and fraud risks relevant to their council. We also assist in the development of best practice procedures and internal controls that protect councils against the threat of economic crime.
WGW’s team of experts works with you to advise your council on how to proactively prevent, detect and deter fraud by helping the Proper Officer and Council Members to understand the risks relevant to their business, advising on current controls and working with them to develop new, smarter ways of identifying fraud.
Forensic information systems services
WGW has extensive experience guiding our clients through all phases of the digital disclosure process, from information governance through to presentation in court. WGW’s experience, combined with state-of-the-art technology, allows us to make this complex aspect of litigation both simple and effective.
WGW takes a consultative approach to data analytics, applying the appropriate methodology to each project. This includes, but is not limited to, the application of data analytics to target data collection, optimise keyword search strategies, and interrogate large volumes of transactional data to identify potentially fraudulent or duplicate transactions.
WGW utilises market-leading data processing software applications which index and analyse high-volume data, allowing irrelevant data to be culled rapidly and detailed reports to be produced.
Document disclosure is often not the end of the matter. WGW also has relationships with court presentation and trial support providers. Evidence bundles often require revision throughout a trial. WGW works to ensure that changes and updates are carried out in an accurate and responsive manner. Our appointed specialists also act as expert testifying witnesses to forensic technology services in which they have been involved.
Specialist forensic services
WGW’s specialist Professional Negligence team advises on auditing and accounting negligence cases in England and Wales. Our team includes practitioners with current audit and accounting backgrounds, many of whom act as expert witnesses and mediators, as well as independent investigators for our council clients.
Our appointed specialists have provided expert evidence in gross misconduct and malfeasance in public office cases in England and Wales. Our expertise includes understanding different legal processes and explaining the complexities of issues such as loss of profits, loss of value, wasted expenditure, contingent losses, regulatory matters and professional negligence for a court or tribunal to understand.
Our appointed experts, who include qualified accountants and auditors, have provided expert opinions and testimony on quantum and professional negligence, supported by a team of specialists with skills in forensic accounting, finance, forensic audit and investigative techniques within the public sector.
Use the enquiry form to describe the type of concern and how we can contact you. Please do not include allegations about named individuals, personal case details or confidential evidence. Arrangements for sharing relevant records can be discussed directly.
