Methods and reasons for fraud, 2018/19

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	Didn't think they would get caught	Overrode an internal control	Easy access to cash	Poor segregation of duties	Policies and procedures were not followed	Policies and procedures were inadequate	Other
Local government
Airports	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cemetery trustees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Council-controlled organisations	0	0	1	0	0	2	1
Energy companies	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Licensing and community trusts	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Local authorities	0	2	2	0	4	4	1
Other local government	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Administering bodies and boards	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Fish and game councils	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port companies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Subtotal	0	5	5	0	6	8	2
Central government
Other central government	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
Crown research institutes	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
District health boards	2	0	1	1	2	0	1
Other Crown entities	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
Tertiary education institutions	2	0	0	0	2	0	4
Government departments	1	0	2	1	2	1	0
Rural education activities programmes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
State-owned enterprises	1	0	0	0	2	3	1
Subtotal	11	0	3	2	11	5	9
Schools
Schools	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Subtotal	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	11	5	8	2	17	14	11
Total %	16.2%	7.4%	11.8%	2.9%	25.0%	20.6%	16.2%

Page last updated: 3 September 2019