The Auditor General today released her annual update report, as required under Section 12 of the Auditor General Act, which provides the status of recommendations made during previous reports to the House of Assembly.
This year’s update focuses on the 2017 Report to the House of Assembly, which included 37 recommendations for 17 government departments and entities. Government has implemented 92 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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“We appreciate the work of the Auditor General in providing an independent review of the work of departments and entities. While much work has been done to implement 2017 recommendations, work is ongoing to ensure full compliance.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
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Auditor General’s 2017 Update Report to the House of Assembly
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BACKGROUNDER
Summary of Report Items by Departments and Entities
| Report / Department and Entity | Number of Original Recommendations | Fully Implemented or Otherwise Resolved | Partially Implemented | No Action |
| Road Quality | ||||
| Transportation and Infrastructure | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Government’s Preparedness for Changing Demographics | ||||
| Finance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Health and Community Services | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Children, Seniors and Social Development | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Education | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Municipal and Provincial Affairs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Compensation Practices in Government Entities | ||||
| Executive Council/Treasury Board Secretariat | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Regional Health Authority | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Municipal Assessment Agency Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WorkplaceNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Provincial Home Support Program | ||||
| Eastern Regional Health Authority | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Western Regional Health Authority | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Climate Change | ||||
| Environment and Climate Change | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 26 | 3 |