Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country, according to...
Mining death inquest finds deficient recordkeeping led to suffocation
A coronial inquest into the death of a central Queensland miner who suffocated on lethal gas has found operator Anglo American's record keeping was "grossly deficient" and his death could have been...
Report into death identifies unacceptable gap in recordkeeping
A report into the death of a vulnerable young person details an inadequate response to evidence of child abuse and neglect when he was young , a failure to ever fully assess his needs, weak...
State mine fire report uncovers a litany of shocking Defence Force failures (AUS)
AN investigation into a live-firing drill that sparked one of the biggest-ever bushfires in NSW has uncovered a litany of shocking Defence Force failures, including poor record keeping of anti-tank...
NHS Trust fined £200,000 over death of a diabetic patient who was not given insulin due to poor recordkeeping (UK)
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust has been fined £200,000 for the 'avoidable' death of a 66-year-old diabetic who was not given insulin due to poor record-keeping. ... She was assessed on...
Lax recordkeeping can be deadly issue (US)
Ed: As the curtain is gradually pulled back on the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, a tableau is revealed that contains mixed images. The Tennessean and other news organizations around...
Coroner calls for gun reform after Horden shootings… Woeful recordkeeping (UK)
A coroner has called for "root and branch" gun licensing reform after ruling three women shot in a house in County Durham were unlawfully killed... In his inquest judgement, (The coroner Andrew...
Probe into 25 deaths after trust admits ‘poor records’ (UK)
The deaths of 25 patients are under review by one of the UK's biggest NHS trusts, after it admitted "poor record keeping". Westminster and two other London local authorities have expressed "extreme...
Records show Japan foresaw possible Fukushima meltdown
TOKYO (AP) – Just four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan's leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down, but they kept their...
PG&E faces new probe (US)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. faces the start on Monday of another state probe into its record-keeping, one which could be far more serious as regulators examine whether the utility’s...
Council records on culvert were inadequate (AUS)
SENIOR officers of Gosford City Council agreed yesterday that the council's record system had failed to keep messages, emails, quotes and estimates that might have allowed proper consideration of...
Concerns about recordkeeping in the NSW Dept of Community Services
In a Special Report to Parliament April 2002 the NSW Ombudsman reported evidence of poor record keeping practices. The report states that the current recordkeeping practices of DoCS mean that...