20 Feb 2020 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records
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....26 Apr 2018 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inaccurate records, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Systemic failure
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,...11 Apr 2018 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
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...23 Mar 2018 | Exposed through audit, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Systemic failure
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...24 Jul 2017 | Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Operational Failures
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...15 Mar 2017 | Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Operational Failures, Systemic failure, Under resourced
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...7 Mar 2017 | Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Systemic failure
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...6 Jan 2017 | Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Uncategorized
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...
15 Feb 2016 | Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
The headline flew around the globe like wild fire. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their long-awaited draft fracking drinking water study and concluded: fracking has had no widespread impact on drinking water. But if you’ve had your ear to the...3 Feb 2016 | Inaccurate records, Inadequate Systems, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records, Systemic failure
Government oversight officials informed Congress on Wednesday that the Transportation Security Administration continues to operate in disarray, failing to record basic security details for thousands of employees and not tracking official IDs and badges that allow...
