Government Response to Office of the Ombudsperson’s Report

On April 6, 2017, government received the report of the office of the Ombudsperson, Misfire. Government confirmed it would move forward on all recommendations of the report, and appointed Hon. Thomas Cromwell to oversee the response to these recommendations.

• April 6, 2017: Government statement on receiving the Ombudsperson report
• April 7, 2017: Next steps in government response to Ombudsperson report
• April 7, 2017: Letter from Kim Henderson to Ombudsperson Jay Chalke, with government’s response to the recommendations
• May 31, 2017: Government statement of apology
• May 31, 2017: Amended Terms of Reference
  • Processes of administrator and facilitator
• ​​June 30, 2017
  • Public statement confirming withdrawal of Investigation and Forensic Unit report
  • Investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of an Office of the Comptroller General investigation report
• October 5, 2017
  • The Roderick MacIsaac Award: Leading Co-op Student Success (updated April 30, 2018) 
  • Staff Award of Excellence:  Cultivating the Co-op Employee Experience
  • Investigations and Forensic Unit Policy and Procedures Manual
  • Policy – Termination for Just Cause
  • Directive – Excluded Employee Suspensions
  • Policy – Disclosure of HR Matters
  • Executive Transitions Report
  • Ministry of Health Organizational Reconciliation Program
• October 11, 2017
  • BC Coroners Service Release of Information
• October 12, 2017
  • Review and assessment – termination of evidence-based programs
• January 30, 2018
  • Administrative Health Data Suspension Guidelines [revised March 29, 2018]
  • Addressing the Gaps Report
• March 29, 2018
  • REVISED Health Access Suspension Guidelines
  • Conflict of Interest Guideline - Employees
  • Conflict of Interest Guideline - Managers, Ethics Advisors and DMs
  • Accountability Framework for HR Management
  • Standards of Conduct
  • Ethics Advisors Summary
  • Independent Compliance Review
  • Internal Award for Public Service in Evidence-based Design
  • Putting Our Minds Together Research and Knowledge Management Strategy
  • Investigation and Forensic Unit Professional Development Framework and Plan [revised April 26, 2018]
• April 11, 2018
  • Reporting of Potential Crimes to a Police Force [revised April 26, 2018]
• April 25, 2018
  • Legal Advice Protocols
    • Legal Advice Received
    • Legal Advice Provided
  • Coroners Service HQ Electronic Document Disclosure Policy
• ​​April 26, 2018
  • Reporting a Potential Crime to Police Force – Updated
  • Investigation and Forensic Unit Professional Development Framework and Plan - Updated
• April 30, 2018
  • Passion-Leading Co-op Student Success HLTH Award Nomination Form April 2018

Reports on Progress

• Government Status Update - October 5, 2017
• The Hon. Thomas Cromwell – First Monitoring Report – October 12, 2017
• Government Status Update - January 30, 2018
• Government Response to the First Monitoring Report - January 30, 2018
  • Attachment 1 - Recommendation Specific Responses - January 30, 2018
•  The Hon. Thomas Cromwell – Second Monitoring Report – February 28, 2018
• Government Response to the Second Monitoring Report - April 18, 2018
• The Hon. Thomas Cromwell – Third Monitoring Report – April 27, 2018
• Government Response to the Third Monitoring Report – April 30, 2018
• Government Status Update – April 30, 2018