3 Jun 2021 | Holes in history, Inaccurate records, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Systemic failure, Willful Non-compliance
The remains of 215 children were found last month buried in unmarked graves at a former residential school, one of more than 150 institutions in a defunct system that for well over a century forcibly separated Indigenous children from their families to assimilate them...27 Apr 2021 | Catastrophes, Holes in history, Incomplete records, Systemic failure, Under resourced
Historians fear untold Australian stories could be lost without a substantial funding increase for the National Archives to prevent the disintegration of records dating back to the mid-19th century. … Michelle Arrow, co-editor of History Australia and a former...18 Feb 2021 | Alteration of Records, Holes in history, Incomplete records, Non-compliance, Systemic failure
After insisting his administration had done nothing wrong last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo, on Monday, did not directly apologize for a lack of transparency surrounding the record-keeping of COVID deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic. Instead, he admitted that...3 Feb 2021 | Holes in history, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has written to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission over the destruction of recordings of witness testimony. … A total of 550 people provided personal accounts to the confidential committee as part of a five-year...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...21 Aug 2017 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Ethics, Holes in history, Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Systemic failure
Eileen Cummings was raised by missionaries on remote Croker Island, off the Top End’s north coast, for decades unaware that her family was living just across the water. “Years later we found that if I went across the bay (Van Diemen Gulf)… I...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...
