The province’s auditor general says about one quarter of all recommendations made in performance audit reports between 2018 and 2022 have not been implemented.
The report, which was released yesterday, indicates that 15 recommendations have not been implemented, and half of those are over five years old.
They span across the departments of education, justice, tourism, and transportation, as well as recommendations from a 2022 Nalcor Energy report – which now falls under NL Hydro.
According to the AG’s office, an analysis of the recommendations indicates that there are areas where those entities could improve and find efficiencies – and as a result find more savings.
As an example, they say the Department of Justice has not implemented six out of the seven recommendations made to them.
AG Denise Hanrahan calls the findings “concerning” because if recommendations aren’t implemented then the issues have not been corrected.
Of particular concern, she says, is how some entities continue to have low implementation rates years after recommendations were made, such as in a 2019 audit regarding provincial wellness priorities made to the department of Tourism, and a 2020 recommendation to the Department of Justice regarding conflict of interest.
