Risk management
Risk and audit at a glance
The Office for Early Childhood Development engaged the services of BDO to commence risk identification and mitigation strategies.
Risk Management responsibility will sit with Corporate Services and report into the Chief Executive and the Executive Leadership Team.
Fraud detected in the agency
| Category/nature of fraud | Number of instances |
|---|---|
| Maladministration | 0 |
| Misconduct | 0 |
| Corruption | 0 |
NB: Fraud reported includes actual and reasonably suspected incidents of fraud.
Strategies implemented to control and prevent fraud
The Office adheres to relevant fraud, corruption, misconduct and maladministration control framework and procedures, under an arrangement where corporate service functions are provided by the Department for Education. This includes controls for fraud detection, prevention and response strategies. The Office has implemented its own internal processes to align with the Department for Education’s relevant framework and policies.
Public interest disclosure
Number of occasions on which public interest information has been disclosed to a responsible officer of the agency under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018:
Nil.
Note: Disclosure of public interest information was previously reported under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 and repealed by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 on 1/7/2019.