29. I am confident that my organisation will take all reasonable action to recover any money lost through fraud or corruption.
Observation:
92.6% said they were confident that their organisation would take steps to recover lost monies.
This view was shared by senior managers and staff alike and across all sectors.
What some respondents have said:
“Fraud policy is back by zero tolerance - we will hand over to police and take action to recover losses.”
“Comment re personal expenditure and disciplinary action: some action is always taken, appropriate to event. This may not be "disciplinary", but always includes recovery. Example: company credit card used in error or used in emergency and self reported does not result in disciplinary action; does result in immediate and full recovery.”
“Credit card and staff expenses are monitored closely and any irregularities followed up with the employee concerned. Where appropriate, monies are recovered, however while the employee concerned may be advised of the inappropriateness of their behaviour, it may not always lead to formal disciplinary actions.”
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Principal | 371 | 98% | 3 | 1% | 6 | 2% | 380 |
| Member of the senior executive/leadership team or equivalent | 464 | 95% | 6 | 1% | 19 | 4% | 489 |
| Line manager (if not one of the above) | 184 | 84% | 3 | 1% | 32 | 15% | 219 |
| Administration/Support Services | 184 | 92% | 4 | 2% | 12 | 6% | 200 |
| Operational staff (e.g. Teacher, Analyst, Advisor, Technician, Officer, Engineer, Accountant) | 116 | 85% | 2 | 1% | 18 | 13% | 136 |
| Total | 1,319 | 93% | 18 | 1% | 87 | 6% | 1,424 |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Government | |||||||
| Autonomous Crown Entities | 53 | 98% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | 54 |
| Central Government - Other | 44 | 98% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | 45 |
| Crown Agents or Companies | 80 | 92% | 2 | 2% | 5 | 6% | 87 |
| Crown Research Institutes | 36 | 97% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 37 |
| District Health Boards | 63 | 90% | 1 | 1% | 6 | 9% | 70 |
| Government Departments | 122 | 84% | 2 | 1% | 21 | 14% | 145 |
| Independent Crown Entities | 35 | 95% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 5% | 37 |
| Māori Trust Boards | 11 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 11 |
| Rural Education Activities Programmes | 10 | 91% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 9% | 11 |
| State-Owned Enterprises | 44 | 94% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 6% | 47 |
| Tertiary Education Institutions | 82 | 90% | 4 | 4% | 5 | 5% | 91 |
| Sub-Total | 580 | 91% | 9 | 1% | 46 | 7% | 635 |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government | |||||||
| Airports | 16 | 84% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 16% | 19 |
| Council Controlled Organisations or Council Controlled Trading Organisations | 71 | 95% | 1 | 1% | 3 | 4% | 75 |
| Energy Companies | 27 | 96% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4% | 28 |
| Fish and Game Councils | 8 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 |
| Licensing and Community Trusts | 8 | 89% | 1 | 11% | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Local Authorities | 152 | 90% | 3 | 2% | 14 | 8% | 169 |
| Local Government - Other | 9 | 82% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 18% | 11 |
| Port Companies | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 |
| Sub-Total | 292 | 91% | 5 | 2% | 24 | 7% | 321 |
| Schools | 447 | 96% | 4 | 1% | 17 | 4% | 468 |
| Total | 1,319 | 93% | 18 | 1% | 87 | 6% | 1,424 |