Report on Misconduct Handling Procedures in the Western Australian Public Sector - Department for Community Development
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- 35 pages
Summary
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The Corruption and Crime Commission reviewed how the Department for Community Development managed misconduct and how its approach could improve.
Report on Misconduct Handling Procedures in the Western Australian Public Sector - Department for Community Development.pdf, page 5 · Report on Misconduct Handling Procedures in the Western Australian Public Sector - Department for Community Development.pdf, page 9
It examined the Department’s misconduct strategy and management arrangements.
The Commission’s opinion was that the Department lacked an adequate, integrated system for managing misconduct across the organisation.
Its five recommendations covered misconduct planning, risk identification, organisation-wide management, senior responsibility for conduct standards and staff education.
The Department accepted the recommendations and prepared an implementation plan with the Commission.
In the body's own words
- Opinion
Based on the information gathered in the review, it is the Commission's opinion that DCD has not yet developed an effective, organisational misconduct management strategy and does not yet have in place an adequate and integrated misconduct management mechanism.
- Finding
From the misconduct notifications provided by DCD it is evident that misconduct occurs within DCD, but also that it is under-notifying.
- Recommendation
That DCD reviews its risk management plan and clearly identifies and details the misconduct risks that exist.
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