Report on the Investigation of Alleged Public Sector Misconduct by the Commissioner of Police in Relation to the Use of the Western Australian Government Purchasing Card or Any Other Entitlement
- Recommendations
- 5
- Report length
- 82 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: FOREWORD, page 6
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The Corruption and Crime Commission investigated suspected misconduct involving police purchasing cards, entitlements and official travel, including the Commissioner of Police’s expenditure.
It examined personal spending on official cards, reimbursement and approval practices, and the division between private and official travel.
The Commission identified poor administrative practices and compliance weaknesses, but concluded that the available material did not support misconduct findings against the Commissioner or other police officers.
Its five recommendations address purchasing card guidance, personal spending rules, compliance procedures, independent approval and clearer overseas travel proposals and reports.
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In the body's own words
- Conclusion
Although in the course of the Commission investigation a number of anomalous practices in relation to the use of WAPOL Corporate Credit Cards were identified, these practices are not in themselves misconduct.
- Opinion
However, in the opinion of the Commission, compliance by WAPOL with those policies and procedures is inadequate, at least insofar as the Office of the Commissioner is concerned.
Findings, opinions and statements
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Recommendations 5
Recommendation 1
It is recommended that the Director General, Department of Finance, review the Western Australian Government Purchasing Card (Corporate Credit Card) Guidelines to ensure internal consistency, and compliance with Treasurer’s Instruction 321 (including any amendments to Treasurer’s Instruction 321 that may result from Recommendation 2 below).
Recommendation 2
It is recommended that the Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury, review Treasurer’s Instruction 321 to determine whether the intention of it is to permit or prohibit the incurring of personal expenditure in the circumstances, or circumstances similar to those, outlined above at [207]–[208], and, if it is the former, make recommendations for necessary amendments to the Treasurer.
Recommendation 3
It is recommended that WAPOL implement procedures to ensure that cardholders comply with the requirements of section 8.3 of the Western Australia Police Financial and Asset Management Manual, and give consideration to including in those procedures sanctions for non-compliance.
Recommendation 4
It is recommended that a position be specified within WAPOL that is responsible for approving Flexi Purchase Account Statements for the Corporate Credit Card issued to the Commissioner of Police, and empower that position with the authority required to ensure a robust acquittal process.
Recommendation 5
It is recommended that the Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, review Premier’s Circular 2009/04 entitled Guidelines for Official Air Travel by Government Officers (“the Guidelines”) to ascertain whether the format of the document which is “Attachment 1” to the Guidelines enables the provision of sufficient, and sufficiently clear, information to Ministers, and to consider a requirement for the provision of a detailed itinerary for proposed overseas travel by Government officers and the submission of an overseas travel report outlining the outcomes achieved as a consequence of the travel.
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