Strategic partnerships
Promote sharing of information, capability and intelligence to prevent and disrupt fraud.
This control targets both internal and external fraud risks.
Examples
Examples of this control include:
- partnerships with other government agencies, committees and taskforces to share information and data
- working with policy teams to contribute to programme design and implement legislative, policy and procedural changes
- collaborating with internal networks to share learnings and improve processes
- collaborating with international counterparts to share expertise and improve processes
- establishing or joining relevant communities of practice.
Risks from control gap
A lack of collaboration with strategic partners can lead to:
- less visibility of fraud and corruption risks, including cross-programme risks
- fraud or corrupt activity going unnoticed or unchallenged
- less action and accountability to prevent, detect and respond to fraud and corruption
- unknown and unaddressed systemic fraud and corruption.
Assessing effectiveness
Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of this control include:
- checking documentation and outcomes to ensure that regular collaboration is taking place
- reviewing the frequency of attendance and contributions to key meetings and forums
- reviewing the level of representation at key meetings and forums. Is this consistently delegated to subordinates?
- consulting stakeholders to understand their views on the agency’s level and quality of engagement
- confirming existence of formal documentation, e.g. a memorandum of understanding.
Complementary controls
Other capability, prevention, detection and response controls that can enhance this control’s effectiveness:
Related fraudster personas
Types of behaviour this control is designed to mitigate:
The deceiver
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The impersonator
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The organised
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