Office of the Auditor General – Auditor General Delivers Report on the Update on Recommendations from the November 2016 Annual Report

  • Office of the Auditor General

December 19, 2019

Auditor General, Julia Mullaley, delivered her report to the House of Assembly today on the update on recommendations from the November 2016 Report on Performance Audits of Departments and Crown Agencies. The report provides an overview of the implementation status of 96 recommendations made to Government in the 2016 report that included 13 organizations.

The Office of the Auditor General monitors and reports on the implementation status of recommendations approximately three years after reports are tabled in the House of Assembly. It is generally expected that this provides sufficient time for departments and Crown agencies to consider and implement the recommendations. Recommendations not fully implemented leave organizations exposed to known risks.

After three years, 46 of the 96 recommendations (48 percent) have been fully implemented or otherwise resolved. A further 45 recommendations (47 percent) have been partially implemented; and 5 recommendations have not been actioned.

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“Our reports provide recommendations that are designed to improve processes and overall performance in the management and delivery of government programs and services. Monitoring and reporting on the status of implementation of recommendations promotes accountability by providing the House of Assembly and the public with information about how responsive Government has been to our recommendations.”

“I encourage Government, and others responsible for oversight, to continue monitoring the implementation of the recommendations contained in our reports. Such oversight plays a key role in improving the timeliness and rate of implementation of recommendations made by the Office of the Auditor General.”
Julia Mullaley
Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador

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