Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana
In the 000’s of situations captured in this archive, inadequate systems and poor practices contributed to dire outcomes. In many situations individuals or organizations were exposed to significant personal or business risk. Several of these incidents resulted in loss of life.
Freedom of Information coverup clerk stung for £2k after deleting council audio recording
ICO notches up first successful FoI prosecution A town clerk in the English county of Shropshire has been the subject of the first ever successful Freedom of Information prosecution after lying to a member of the public who made an FoI request. ... Mike Shaw, the...
Homeowners near Wellington complain council lost their paperwork
Homeowners near Wellington are reporting their local council losing the paperwork for their houses. Sue Mortimer can't sell her sunny home on a bush-clad hillside with a glimpse of Plimmerton Beach to move into a granny flat at her son's place in Karori. She needs to...
Federal Agencies Lost Track of Nearly 1,500 Migrant Children Placed With Sponsors
WASHINGTON — A top official with the Department of Health and Human Services told members of Congress on Thursday that the agency had lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children it placed with sponsors in the United States… Read more: New York Times April 26,...
Former chief of staff gets four months in jail for wiping hard drives
David Livingston was convicted of unauthorized use of a computer system for arranging a password that enabled a private contractor to clear hard drives in the premier’s office before Kathleen Wynne took power. In his ruling, Lipson said Livingston “deceived” the...
Poor record-keeping stymies probe into Interior actions
The Department of the Interior’s internal watchdog office has concluded that it cannot determine whether an unusual and controversial reassignment of dozens of senior employees ran afoul of federal law – because top Interior officials failed to document how they made...
‘Council failings are putting children at risk of harm’
A shocking report has revealed that vulnerable children are being put at risk due to failings in Wakefield Council’s services.... Recording of social work was deemed to be “poor” in some cases. Inspectors noted that planning documents and records of visits were...
Child protection: Tusla’s unacceptable lapses
An examination of a selection of complaints received by the Ombudsman’s office, as well as those filed directly with Tusla, has highlighted “serious failings” in how the agency carries out its role. Among the findings of Tyndall’s report are: undue delay in dealing...
Waiting for TRIM and training, concerns as child protection files get lost in transit
It’s often seen as one of governments’ thankless achievements, despite helping build civilisations. Records management, the tool helping drive so many services for the community, has taken another battering — on this occasion because widespread gaps have exposed the...
More than 2,200 Australians reported abuse in orphanages or children’s homes
Furness said poor record keeping and information sharing about abuse was “systemic” across all institutions. The royal commission has identified that poor record keeping is a systemic issue which affects the response of many institutions to allegations and instances...
Man told to take citizenship test despite living entire life in UK
A man born in London to German parents has been told he cannot get a British passport unless he takes a UK citizenship test because he cannot prove his mother was legally in the country when she gave birth. “Holding a British birth certificate and having had my...
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