32. How many incidents of fraud or corruption are you aware of at your organisation in the last two years?
Public Sector Fraud Awareness Survey - Findings: Incidents of fraud.
Observation:
PwC comment:
While any level of fraud or corruption in the public sector is a matter of concern, the 22.5% response to this question is lower than we expected.
22.5% of respondents indicated that they were aware of at least one fraud having occurred in their organisation. The tables on following pages show that in general management appeared more aware of fraud incidents in their organisation than staff. Local Government entities reported slightly higher rates (33%) than Central Government organisations (28%) and Schools (8%).
| No instances | 1 or more | Total Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Principal | 301 | 79% | 79 | 21% | 380 |
| Member of the senior executive/leadership team or equivalent | 350 | 72% | 138 | 28% | 488 |
| Line manager (if not one of the above) | 156 | 71% | 63 | 29% | 219 |
| Administration/Support Services | 184 | 92% | 15 | 8% | 199 |
| Operational staff (e.g. Teacher, Analyst, Advisor, Technician, Officer, Engineer, Accountant) | 111 | 82% | 25 | 18% | 136 |
| Total | 1,102 | 77% | 320 | 23% | 1,422 |
| No instances | 1 or more | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Government | |||||
| Autonomous Crown Entities | 44 | 81% | 10 | 19% | 54 |
| Central Government - Other | 35 | 78% | 10 | 22% | 45 |
| Crown Agents or Companies | 64 | 74% | 23 | 26% | 87 |
| Crown Research Institutes | 35 | 95% | 2 | 5% | 37 |
| District Health Boards | 47 | 67% | 23 | 33% | 70 |
| Government Departments | 90 | 62% | 55 | 38% | 145 |
| Independent Crown Entities | 37 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 37 |
| Māori Trust Boards | 8 | 73% | 3 | 27% | 11 |
| Rural Education Activities Programmes | 9 | 82% | 2 | 18% | 11 |
| State-Owned Enterprises | 28 | 60% | 19 | 40% | 47 |
| Tertiary Education Institutions | 57 | 63% | 33 | 37% | 90 |
| Sub-Total | 454 | 72% | 180 | 28% | 634 |
| No instances | 1 or more | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government | |||||
| Airports | 13 | 68% | 6 | 32% | 19 |
| Council Controlled Organisations or Council Controlled Trading Organisations | 61 | 81% | 14 | 19% | 75 |
| Energy Companies | 14 | 50% | 14 | 50% | 28 |
| Fish and Game Councils | 7 | 88% | 1 | 13% | 8 |
| Licensing and Community Trusts | 3 | 33% | 6 | 67% | 9 |
| Local Authorities | 105 | 63% | 63 | 38% | 168 |
| Local Government - Other | 11 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 11 |
| Port Companies | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 |
| Sub-Total | 216 | 68% | 104 | 33% | 320 |
| Schools | 432 | 92% | 36 | 8% | 468 |
| Total | 1,102 | 77% | 320 | 23% | 1,422 |
Observation:
Half of the organisations with more than 500 employees reported incidences of fraud. 9% of the organisations with fewer than 25 employees reported incidences of fraud.
