Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
Response to parliamentary committees |
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In Spring 2014, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security released its Report on Economics of Policing, which put forward constructive recommendations to continue improving the efficiency and effectiveness of police services across Canada. On August 20, 2014, the Government Response was tabled in the House of Commons and since then, Public Safety Canada (PS) has continued to move forward with the Economics of Policing and Community Safety Shared Forward Agenda, a strategy for the future of policing in Canada. The Strategy is a key policy and research priority for Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety and the entire policing community. To further the Government’s Response, in 2014-15, PS engaged in the following initiatives:
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Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) |
2014 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Chapter 5—First Nations Policing Program—Public Safety Canada (released in May 2014). The objective of this audit was to determine whether Public Safety Canada’s First Nations Policing Program, including legacy First Nations policing programs, was designed to deliver and provides policing services on First Nations reserves in a manner that is consistent with selected principles of the First Nations Policing Policy. The audit also examined whether program performance was adequately measured and reported. The audit covered the period between October 2012 and December 2013. The audit concluded that Public Safety Canada adequately measured and reported on the FNPP’s financial performance, while noting that the First Nations Policing Program did not adequately ensure that policing services on First Nations reserves were delivered in a manner that is consistent with selected principles of the First Nations Policing Policy. The audit made eight recommendations that were all accepted by the Department. The Department developed a Management Action Plan, which was shared with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts. All of the deliverables from the Management Action Plan that were due in 2014-15 were successfully met in a timely fashion. Work continues on the implementation of the remaining deliverables. |
Response to external audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages |
PSC Audit of Public Safety Canada (released in October 2014 as part of the 2013-14 PSC Annual Report) The objectives of the audit were to determine whether Public Safety Canada had an appropriate framework, practices and systems in place to manage its appointment activities and whether appointments and appointment processes in Public Safety Canada complied with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), any other applicable statutory instruments. This audit covers Public Safety Canada’s appointment activities for the period between December 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. The audit concluded that most of the elements of Public Safety Canada’s appointment framework were in place but that some improvements were required to ensure that sub-delegated managers met all the conditions of sub-delegation prior to exercising their staffing authorities, and ensure that persons with a priority entitlement received proper consideration. Two recommendations were made in that regard. The Department accepted the recommendations. A rigorous action plan has been developed and steps have been taken in order to complete the implementation of the plan in 2015-16. |
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