Annual Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2008-09
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5Reported Disclosure Activity
Section 38.1 of the Act requires each chief executive to prepare and submit to the OCHRO, within 60 days after the end of every fiscal year, a report on the activities related to disclosures made to the Senior Officer or supervisors in his or her organization. The following is a summary of those reports.
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Number of active organizations |
153 |
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Number of general inquiries relating to the Act* |
186 |
| Number of organizations that reported inquiries |
28 |
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Number of disclosures received according to the Act |
181 |
| Number of organizations that reported disclosures |
27 |
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Number of referrals resulting from a disclosure made in another public sector organization |
2 |
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Number of cases carried over based on disclosures made in 2007–08 |
25 |
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Total number of disclosures handled in 2008–09 |
208 |
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Number of disclosures received that were acted upon |
162 |
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Number of disclosures received that were not acted upon |
45 |
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Number of investigations commenced as a result of disclosures received |
60 |
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Number of disclosures received that led to a finding of wrongdoing |
6 |
| Number of organizations that reported findings of wrongdoing |
3 |
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Number of disclosures received that led to corrective measures** |
38 |
| Number of organizations that reported corrective measures |
13 |
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Number of organizations that reported finding systemic problems that gave rise to wrongdoings |
1 |
* One organization reported “5 to 10” inquiries, of which 5 are included in the total number of inquiries.
** Some organizations reported corrective measures without having found wrongdoing or systemic problems. This is explained by the fact that some incidents or situations
that do not fall under the Act’s definition of “wrongdoing” may bring to light minor issues that the organizations have addressed.
Every organization that reported findings of wrongdoing under the Act, including those that reported a systemic problem that gave rise to wrongdoing, also reported subsequent corrective measures. In accordance with paragraph 11(1)(c) of the Act, it is the responsibility of each organization to provide public access to information describing findings of wrongdoing and any follow-up action taken. This information is not repeated in this report.
Statistics on departmental reports of activities related to disclosures made under the Act are available in the Appendix.
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