Common use of SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD Clause in Contracts

SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD. 11.1 The Authority places the utmost importance on the need to prevent fraud and irregularity in the provision of the Services. The Provider shall use its best endeavours to safeguard the Authority and any Other Contracting Body's funding of the Framework Agreement and/or any Call-Off Contract against Fraud generally and, in particular, Fraud on the part of the Provider or its Staff. The Provider shall pay the utmost regard to safeguarding public funds against misleading claims and shall notify the Authority or the relevant other Contracting Body immediately if it has reason to suspect that any Fraud has occurred or is occurring or is likely to occur. 11.2 Notwithstanding the general obligation in Clause 11.1 the Provider shall and shall procure that any Sub-Contractor shall: a) Have an established system that enables Provider and Sub-Contractor staff to report inappropriate behaviour by colleagues in respect of contract performance claims; b) Ensure that Provider or Sub-Contractors performance management systems do not encourage individual staff to make false claims regarding achievement of contract performance targets; c) Ensure a segregation of duties within the Provider’s or Sub-Contractor’s operation between those employees directly involved in delivering the service/goods performance and those reporting achievement of contract performance to the Authority; d) Ensure that an audit system is implemented to provide periodic checks, as a minimum at six (6) monthly intervals, to ensure effective and accurate recording and reporting of contract performance.

SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD. 11.1 The Authority places the utmost importance on the need to prevent fraud and irregularity in the provision of the Services. The Provider shall use its best endeavours to safeguard the Authority and any Other Contracting Body's funding of the Framework Agreement and/or any Call-Off Contract against Fraud generally and, in particular, Fraud on the part of the Provider or its Staff. The Provider shall pay the utmost regard to safeguarding public funds against misleading claims and shall notify the Authority or the relevant other Contracting Body immediately if it has reason to suspect that any Fraud has occurred or is occurring or is likely to occur. 11.2 Notwithstanding the general obligation in Clause 11.1 the Provider shall and shall procure that any Sub-Contractor shall: a) Have an established system that enables Provider and Sub-Contractor contractor staff to report inappropriate behaviour by colleagues in respect of contract performance claims; b) Ensure that Provider or Sub-Contractors contractors performance management systems do not encourage individual staff to make false claims regarding achievement of contract performance targets; c) Ensure a segregation of duties within the Provider’s or Sub-Contractor’s operation between those employees directly involved in delivering the service/goods performance and those reporting achievement of contract performance to the Authority; d) Ensure that an audit system is implemented to provide periodic checks, as a minimum at six (6) 6 monthly intervals, to ensure effective and accurate recording and reporting of contract performance.

SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD. 11.1 The Authority places the utmost importance on the need to prevent fraud and irregularity in the provision of the Services. The Provider shall use its best endeavours to safeguard the Authority and any Other Contracting Body's funding of the Framework Agreement and/or any Call-Off Contract against Fraud generally and, in particular, Fraud on the part of the Provider or its Staff. The Provider shall pay the utmost regard to safeguarding public funds against misleading claims and shall notify the Authority or the relevant other Contracting Body immediately if it has reason to suspect that any Fraud has occurred or is occurring or is likely to occur. 11.2 Notwithstanding the general obligation in Clause 11.1 the Provider shall and shall procure ensure that any Sub-Contractor shall: (a) Have an established system that enables Provider and Sub-Contractor contractor staff to report inappropriate behaviour by colleagues in respect of contract performance claims; (b) Ensure that Provider or Sub-Contractors contractors performance management systems do not encourage individual staff to make false claims regarding achievement of contract performance targets; (c) Ensure a segregation of duties within the Provider’s or Sub-Contractor’s operation between those employees directly involved in delivering the service/goods performance and those reporting achievement of contract performance to the Authority; (d) Ensure that an audit system is implemented to provide periodic checks, as a minimum at six twelve (612) monthly intervals, to ensure effective and accurate recording and reporting of contract performance.

SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD. 11.1 The Authority places the utmost importance on the need to prevent fraud and irregularity in the provision of the Services. The Provider shall use its best endeavours to safeguard the Authority and any Other Contracting Body's funding of the Framework Agreement and/or any Call-Off Contract against Fraud generally and, in particular, Fraud on the part of the Provider or its Staff. The Provider shall pay the utmost regard to safeguarding public funds against misleading claims and shall notify the Authority or the relevant other Contracting Body immediately if it has reason to suspect that any Fraud has occurred or is occurring or is likely to occur. 11.2 Notwithstanding the general obligation in Clause 11.1 the Provider shall and shall procure that any Sub-Contractor shall: (a) Have an established system that enables Provider and Sub-Contractor contractor staff to report inappropriate behaviour by colleagues in respect of contract performance claims; (b) Ensure that Provider or Sub-Contractors contractors performance management systems do not encourage individual staff to make false claims regarding achievement of contract performance targets; (c) Ensure a segregation of duties within the Provider’s or Sub-Contractor’s operation between those employees directly involved in delivering the service/goods performance and those reporting achievement of contract performance to the Authority; (d) Ensure that an audit system is implemented to provide periodic checks, as a minimum at six (6) monthly intervals, to ensure effective and accurate recording and reporting of contract performance.

SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD. 11.1 The Authority places the utmost importance on the need to prevent fraud and irregularity in the provision of the Services. The Provider Potential Supplier shall use its best endeavours to safeguard the Authority and any Other Contracting Body's ’s funding of the Framework Agreement and/or any Call-Call- Off Contract against Fraud generally and, in particular, Fraud on the part of the Provider Potential Supplier or its Staff. The Provider Potential Supplier shall pay the utmost regard to safeguarding public funds against misleading claims and shall notify the Authority or the relevant other Contracting Body immediately if it has reason to suspect that any Fraud has occurred or is occurring or is likely to occur. 11.2 Notwithstanding the general obligation in Clause 11.1 the Provider Potential Supplier shall and shall procure that any Sub-Contractor Contract shall: a) Have an established system that enables Provider Potential Supplier and Sub-Contractor contractor staff to report inappropriate behaviour by colleagues in respect of contract performance claims; b) Ensure that Provider Potential Supplier or Sub-Contractors contractors performance management systems do not encourage individual staff to make false claims regarding achievement of contract performance targets; c) Ensure a segregation of duties within the ProviderPotential Supplier’s or Sub-Sub- Contractor’s operation between those employees directly involved in delivering the service/goods performance and those reporting achievement of contract performance to the Authority; d) Ensure that an audit system is implemented to provide periodic checks, as a minimum at six (6) monthly intervals, to ensure effective and accurate recording and reporting of contract performance.