Office of the Auditor General
May 6, 2015

Auditor General Tables His 2014 Update on Prior Years� Report Recommendations

Terry Paddon, Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador, today tabled his 2014 Update on Prior Years� Report Recommendations in the House of Assembly. The report contains details of the implementation status of 588 recommendations made in Reports on Reviews of Departments and Crown Agencies from 2009 to 2012.

455 of the recommendation have been fully implemented or otherwise resolved and a further 94 recommendations have been partially implemented. 39 recommendations have not been implemented.

�The objective of our reports is to provide recommendations to departments and Crown agencies that are designed to strengthen financial and operational accountability,� said Mr. Paddon. �This report, following up on the implementation of recommendations, is an integral part of the accountability process.�

The Office of the Auditor General has the following goals regarding the implementation of recommendations made in prior reports:

Goal 1
At least 80 per cent of our recommendations would be fully implemented or otherwise resolved within two years of our report date.

Results

• 54 per cent of recommendations made in 2012 have been fully implemented or otherwise resolved � therefore the goal has not been met for this year. An additional 33 per cent of the recommendations have been partially implemented.
• 81 per cent of recommendations made in 2011 have been fully implemented or otherwise resolved � therefore the goal has been met for this year. A further 14 per cent have been partially implemented.

Goal 2
At least 90 per cent of our recommendations would be fully implemented or otherwise resolved within four years of our report date.

Results

• 77 per cent of recommendations made in 2010 have been fully implemented or otherwise resolved � therefore the goal has not been met for this year. An additional 15 per cent of the recommendations have been partially implemented.
• 90 per cent of recommendations made in 2009 have been fully implemented or otherwise resolved � therefore the goal has been met for this year. A further seven per cent have been partially implemented.

�I look forward to the continued implementation of recommendations contained in reports issued by the Office of the Auditor General,� said Mr. Paddon.

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The Report is available on the Office of the Auditor General website at www.ag.gov.nl.ca/ag/reports.htm.

Media contact: Terry Paddon Auditor General 709-729-2700

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