Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater
- Recommendations
- 4
- Report length
- 113 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, pages 11 to 28
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The Corruption and Crime Commission continued an investigation begun by the Anti-Corruption Commission into councillors and staff at the City of Bayswater.
It examined procurement, contracts, employee records and disclosures of interests, gifts and benefits.
Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater.pdf, page 11 · Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater.pdf, page 15 · Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater.pdf, page 16 · Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater.pdf, page 17
The Commission formed misconduct opinions about a director’s involvement in a contract despite a conflict of interest and a manager’s repeated failure to obtain quotations.
It made four recommendations covering checks on employee records, training about interests and gifts, and better management of conflicts of interest.
Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater.pdf, page 95 · Report on the Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by Councillors or Employees of the City of Bayswater.pdf, page 96
In the body's own words
- Finding
The Commission’s investigation revealed that during 2003-2004 there was a lack of financial control, supervision and accountability at a practical level within the City of Bayswater.
- Opinion
In the opinion of the Commission it follows that Mr Casilli engaged in misconduct under section 4(d)(i), (ii) and (vi) of the Act.
Findings, opinions and statements
Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.
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Recommendations 4
Recommendation 1
The City of Bayswater devise and implement a selective audit or checking process to validate its systems, policies, procedures and guidelines relating to employee time sheets and other records and to ensure the relevant information is recorded and is accurate.
Recommendation 2
In order to clarify the obligation of elected members with respect to primary and annual returns, the City of Bayswater should provide training for new Council members and refresher training for Council members who have held their position for some time as a means of improving knowledge and understanding of those obligations.
Recommendation 3
In order to clarify the obligations of elected members with respect to the declaration of gifts and benefits, the City of Bayswater should provide training for new Council members and refresher training for Council members who have held their position for some time as a means of improving knowledge and understanding of those obligations.
Recommendation 4
The City of Bayswater review its policy on conflicts of interest to ensure: • councillors are aware of how to identify conflicts of interest and their obligation to declare and manage them appropriately; • the Chief Executive Officer and senior managers are aware of their responsibility to appropriately manage conflicts of interest within the City administration; • individual officers of the City administration are aware of how to identify conflicts of interest and their obligation to declare and manage them appropriately; and • declarations of conflict of interest and action (to be) taken in respect of them, are appropriately recorded.
Published responses
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