Gemma Young

Gemma is an experienced senior leader in the government administration industry, specialising in internal audit, counter fraud, risk management, managerial finance, governance, and business process improvement. Gemma has worked in the public and charity sectors for over 20 years and is currently Corporate Director of the Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud Shared Service between the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest and Enfield. Gemma is an internal auditor by background, which has given her a strong insight into the design and operation of controls to prevent and detect fraud. For the last 12 years, Gemma’s work has focused relentlessly on the protection of public funds, both by the implementation of preventative measures, and the rigorous detection and prosecution of those seeking to defraud the public sector, including high levels of recovery of public housing stock, prevention of fraudulent succession and right-to-buy applications, and corporate/insider fraud cases.