9. I am confident that other employees understand their responsibilities for preventing and detecting the risks of fraud and corruption.

Public Sector Fraud Awareness Survey - Findings: Fraud prevention.

Observation:

Pie chart of Question 9: I am confident that other employees understand their responsibilities for preventing and detecting the risks of fraud and corruption.

73.2% of respondents were confident that other employees understood their responsibilities.

Line managers (62%) and operational staff (65%), however, were less confident than senior managers about other employees understanding their responsibilities for preventing and detecting fraud.

What one respondent has said:

PwC comment:
Combating fraud is everyone’s responsibility. Public sector leaders and senior managers are critical role models. It is important that they set the right tone at the top and ensure all staff understand their responsibilities and know what to do when fraud is discovered.

“I'm not in a management position and so I'm not involved in fraud prevention or policy. However, we are all aware of our responsibilities and are kept well-informed by our corporate services manager and other managers. I am comfortable discussing any issues regarding appropriate conduct etc. with the relevant managers and I'm certain that our organisation is run 'by the book'.”

  Yes No Don’t know Total Count
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Principal 313 82% 37 10% 33 9% 383
Member of the senior executive/leadership team or equivalent 350 71% 71 14% 71 14% 492
Line manager (if not one of the above) 136 62% 41 19% 44 20% 221
Administration/Support Services 161 80% 11 5% 29 14% 201
Operational staff (e.g. Teacher, Analyst, Advisor, Technician, Officer, Engineer, Accountant) 89 65% 21 15% 27 20% 137
Total 1,049 73% 181 13% 204 14% 1,434
  Yes No Don’t know Total
Central Government              
Autonomous Crown Entities 43 80% 5 9% 6 11% 54
Central Government - Other 35 76% 4 9% 7 15% 46
Crown Agents or Companies  67 77% 10 11% 10 11% 87
Crown Research Institutes 27 71% 5 13% 6 16% 38
District Health Boards 37 53% 18 26% 15 21% 70
Government Departments 105 71% 18 12% 24 16% 147
Independent Crown Entities 29 78% 2 5% 6 16% 37
Māori Trust Boards 8 73% 2 18% 1 9% 11
Rural Education Activities Programmes 9 82% 1 9% 1 9% 11
State-Owned Enterprises 34 71% 6 13% 8 17% 48
Tertiary Education Institutions 53 58% 19 21% 19 21% 91
Sub-Total 447 70% 90 14% 103 16% 640
  Yes No Don’t know Total
Local Government              
Airports 14 74% 2 11% 3 16% 19
Council Controlled Organisations or Council Controlled Trading Organisations 56 75% 6 8% 13 17% 75
Energy Companies 20 71% 5 18% 3 11% 28
Fish and Game Councils 8 100% 0 0% 0 0% 8
Licensing and Community Trusts 5 56% 3 33% 1 11% 9
Local Authorities 109 64% 35 21% 25 15% 169
Local Government - Other  9 82% 2 18% 0 0% 11
Port Companies 1 33% 0 0% 2 67% 3
Sub-Total 222 69% 53 16% 47 15% 322
               
Schools 380 81% 38 8% 54 11% 472
Total 1,049 73% 181 13% 204 14% 1,434
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