Methods and reasons for fraud, 2019/20
Our work | Reporting fraud
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cemetery trustees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Council-controlled organisations | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Energy companies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Licensing and community trusts | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Other local government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Administering bodies and boards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fish and game councils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Central government | |||||||
| Other central government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown research institutes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District health boards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Crown entities | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tertiary education institutions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Government departments | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Rural education activities programmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State-owned enterprises | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Schools | |||||||
| Schools | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 18 |
| Total % | 20.8% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 5.6% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 25.0% |
Page last updated: 9 September 2020