30. I am confident that incidents of fraud and corruption that occur at my organisation will be reported to the Police.
Observation:
78% said that fraud in their organisation would be reported to the Police.
This view was shared by senior managers and staff alike and across all sectors.
Organisations that report matters to the Police had fewer reported incidences of fraud. Of those that answered “Yes” to the question, 21% reported incidences of fraud over the past two years. Of those that answered “No,” 49% reported incidences of fraud.
What some respondents have said:
“We would only report a case of fraud or corruption to the Police if it involved theft or some other criminal activity. For example, misuse of a credit card or an irregularity with an expense claim for a minor amount, would not automatically be referred to the police.”
“Our organisation takes fraud seriously and in situations where we have reasonable grounds to believe that fraud has occurred is obliged to report to the appropriate authority. This includes incidents of fraud that occurs with organisations that we fund.”
“Reporting to police is considered on the basis of the nature and severity of the incident, not as a matter of course.”
“We have taken on-board the Auditor General guidelines to report all instances of fraud to the police.”
“My experience is that Police accord no priority to such reported cases.”
“Incidents of fraud or corruption are reported to police if it is considered that reasonable defendable evidence is available for prosecution and that the police are likely to act on the evidence.”
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Principal | 328 | 86% | 20 | 5% | 32 | 8% | 380 |
| Member of the senior executive/leadership team or equivalent | 387 | 79% | 30 | 6% | 72 | 15% | 489 |
| Line manager (if not one of the above) | 157 | 72% | 10 | 5% | 52 | 24% | 219 |
| Administration/Support Services | 150 | 75% | 9 | 5% | 41 | 21% | 200 |
| Operational staff (e.g. Teacher, Analyst, Advisor, Technician, Officer, Engineer, Accountant) | 93 | 68% | 6 | 4% | 37 | 27% | 136 |
| Total | 1,115 | 78% | 75 | 5% | 234 | 16% | 1,424 |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Government | |||||||
| Autonomous Crown Entities | 49 | 91% | 1 | 2% | 4 | 7% | 54 |
| Central Government - Other | 32 | 71% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 29% | 45 |
| Crown Agents or Companies | 66 | 76% | 5 | 6% | 16 | 18% | 87 |
| Crown Research Institutes | 30 | 81% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 19% | 37 |
| District Health Boards | 58 | 83% | 3 | 4% | 9 | 13% | 70 |
| Government Departments | 101 | 70% | 8 | 6% | 36 | 25% | 145 |
| Independent Crown Entities | 29 | 78% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 22% | 37 |
| Māori Trust Boards | 10 | 91% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 9% | 11 |
| Rural Education Activities Programmes | 9 | 82% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 18% | 11 |
| State-Owned Enterprises | 34 | 72% | 8 | 17% | 5 | 11% | 47 |
| Tertiary Education Institutions | 67 | 74% | 7 | 8% | 17 | 19% | 91 |
| Sub-Total | 485 | 76% | 32 | 5% | 118 | 19% | 635 |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government | |||||||
| Airports | 12 | 63% | 2 | 11% | 5 | 26% | 19 |
| Council Controlled Organisations or Council Controlled Trading Organisations | 59 | 79% | 2 | 3% | 14 | 19% | 75 |
| Energy Companies | 21 | 75% | 3 | 11% | 4 | 14% | 28 |
| Fish and Game Councils | 6 | 75% | 1 | 13% | 1 | 13% | 8 |
| Licensing and Community Trusts | 7 | 78% | 2 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Local Authorities | 137 | 81% | 11 | 7% | 21 | 12% | 169 |
| Local Government - Other | 7 | 64% | 1 | 9% | 3 | 27% | 11 |
| Port Companies | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 |
| Sub-Total | 250 | 78% | 22 | 7% | 49 | 15% | 321 |
| Schools | 380 | 81% | 21 | 4% | 67 | 14% | 468 |
| Total | 1,115 | 78% | 75 | 5% | 234 | 16% | 1,424 |