SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD. 11.1 The Supplier shall safeguard the Authority and any Other Contracting Body's funding of the Framework Agreement and any Call-Off Contract against Fraud generally and, in particular, Fraud on the part of the Supplier or its Staff. The Supplier 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 The Authority places the utmost importance on the need to prevent fraud and irregularity in the delivery of this Framework Agreement and any Call-Off Contract. The Supplier and Sub-Contractor Staff are required to: a) Have an established system that enables Supplier and Sub- contractor staff to report inappropriate behaviour by colleagues in respect of contract performance claims; b) Ensure that Supplier 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 Supplier’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.
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Samples: Framework Agreement, Framework Agreement, Framework Agreement
