The Auditor General today released her annual Update Report, which provides the status of recommendations made during previous reports to the House of Assembly.
This year’s update focuses on the 2016 Report to the House of Assembly, which included 96 recommendations for 13 government departments and entities. Government has implemented 95 per cent of these recommendations either fully or partially.
A full breakdown of the recommendations and their status is provided in the backgrounder below.
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“I would like to thank the Auditor General for providing an update on the 2016 Report to the House of Assembly. We value the Auditor General’s counsel on matters of public interest, and her office’s diligence in reviewing issues across the entirety of government. While we have made significant progress on these recommendations, I appreciate the Auditor General’s desire for full-compliance. Work will continue in all departments and government entities to address her recommendations.”
Honourable Tom Osborne
Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
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Auditor General’s 2016 Update Report to the House of Assembly
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BACKGROUNDER
Summary of Report Items by Department/Entity
| Department or Entity / Report | Number of Original Recommendations | Fully Implemented or Otherwise Resolved | Partially Implemented | No Action |
| Teacher Allocation in Schools | ||||
| Education and Early Childhood Development | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador English School District | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Child Protection Services | ||||
| Children, Seniors and Social Development | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | |
| Acute Care Bed Management | ||||
| Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Western Regional Health Authority | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Regional Health Authority | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Regional Health Authority | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Road Ambulance Services | ||||
| Health and Community Services | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Eastern Regional Health Authority | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| Salaried Physicians | ||||
| Health and Community Services | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Western Regional Health Authority | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Central Regional Health Authority | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Regional Health Authority | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | |
| Fire and Emergency Services – Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||
| Municipal Affairs and Environment | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Safety and Weight Inspections of Commercial Vehicles | ||||
| Service NL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Transportation and Works | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Office of the Chief Information Officer – Executive Council | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 96 | 46 | 45 | 5 |