Finance
May 2, 2014

Responsible Decisions; Accountable Government

Provincial Government Responds to Auditor General’s Update Report

The Auditor General today released his 2013 Update Report on the status of implementation of recommendations from prior years. The report includes the status of recommendations for 2008 to 2011 related to departments and Crown agencies.

“I would like to acknowledge and thank the Auditor General and his staff for their continued commitment to ensuring compliance in implementing recommendations, not just from one year to the next but over a period of time. Our government continues to make significant progress in implementing recommendations. When consideration has been given to recommendations that have been fully or partially implemented, departments and agencies have made progress on 92 per cent, or 575 of the 622 recommendations made from 2008 to 2011.”
- The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board

The Auditor General’s Update Report for 2013 focuses on the status of 622 recommendations made from 2008 to 2011.

This year the Auditor General has outlined the following recommendation targets:

• 2008 – 90 per cent for recommendations fully implemented or otherwise resolved; and,
• 2009 to 2011 – 80 per cent for recommendations fully implemented or otherwise resolved.

The Provincial Government fully implemented 79 per cent of the recommendations in 2008 and partially implemented an additional 13 per cent. For 2009, the compliance rate was exceeded at approximately 87 per cent fully implemented, with an additional seven per cent partially implemented. For recommendations issued in 2010 and 2011, 71 per cent of recommendations were fully implemented, with an additional 21 per cent partially implemented.

The Provincial Government has a proven track record of carefully considering all recommendations of the Auditor General and making changes where appropriate and in as timely a manner as possible. These results can be seen in responses to the Auditor General’s Update Reports over the past number of years. Examples where all recommendations have been implemented are in the areas of child care services and protective intervention, along with school bus safety.

QUICK FACTS

• The Auditor General’s 2013 Update Report includes the status of recommendations for 2008 to 2011 related to departments and Crown agencies.
• When consideration has been given to recommendations that have been fully or partially implemented, departments and agencies have made progress on 92 per cent, or 575 of the 622 recommendations made from 2008 to 2011
• The Provincial Government remains focused on the priorities of the people of the province, while maintaining a commitment to strong fiscal management and a fair and social economic plan for all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Media contact:
Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications
Department of Finance
709-729-6830, 693-1865
tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

2014 05 02                                        1:15 p.m.