Timesheet Fraud in Department of Computer Science

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Dear University of Bath,

Please provide the following information:
1. What is the University of Bath's policy or practice concerning timesheet fraud and/or falsification?
2. What action is taken or has been taken to ensure that workers are aware of the University's policy or practice concerning timesheet fraud and/or falsification in the following departments:
a) Department of Chemistry
b) Department of Computer Science
c) Department of HR
3. Under what circumstances may timesheet fraud or falsification be permitted, justified or ignored? Please specifically comment on:
a) Circumventing contract start/end dates
b) Circumventing contract suspension
c) Circumventing visa regulations
4. How many incidents of timesheet fraud and/or falsification were reported by workers/employees/students of the Department of Computer Science in the following years:
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
5. How were these incidents investigated?
6. What action was taken to ensure those who reported it were not victimised and/or disadvantaged for having done so?

Yours faithfully,

Westlake

Freedom of Information, University of Bath

Dear Mr Westlake

Your email has been received and we will respond within the statutory timeframe under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours sincerely

D Bean

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Freedom of Information, University of Bath

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Dear Mr Westlake

 

 

Attached is the University’s response.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

D Bean

 

 

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  [1]cid:image011.jpg@01D21E18.E760E0E0   Freedom of Information Officer 
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Dear University of Bath,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of Bath's handling of my FOI request 'Timesheet Fraud in Department of Computer Science'.

Please can you review questions 4 and 5. In particular, please can you include whether incidents were reported to an employee's line manager and/or to the Head of Department.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/t...

Yours faithfully,

Westlake

Freedom of Information, University of Bath

Dear Mr Westlake
Your email has been received and we will respond in due course.

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John Evans, University of Bath

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Dear Mr Westlake,

 

I attach a letter from Mark Humphriss, University Secretary, following
your request for an internal review of our response, 2018/005.

 

Regards, John

 

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  [1]cid:image011.jpg@01D21E18.E760E0E0   John Evans, Freedom of
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    [2]University of Bath
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Kingdom |

Telephone: +44 (0)1225
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Email: [3][email address

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