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The British Columbia Auditor General's audit on public service ethics management reveals that while clear expectations for ethical behavior exist, trust in the system is low, with 84% of staff fearing reprisals. The report highlights the passive nature of current controls, inadequate monitoring, and a significant number of staff who haven't taken the service oath in years. Recommendations include improved communication regarding ethical conduct and disciplinary actions to enhance confidence in ethics management.
BC OAG Ethics Management in5slides
- 1. British Columbia Auditor General audit of Public Service Ethics Management.… High ethical standards are fundamental to maintaining public trust in government. The Auditor General surveyed the central agencies to see how well the BC Public Service was managing ethical behaviour. APRIL 2017
- 2. The auditors found that the BC Government has set clear expectations for public servants. Most of these seem to hang of HR, finance or IT functions – which are really just support functions. Integrity and loyalty look to be the hardest to manage. There is a useful definition for integrity – making the right decision for the right reasons. WHAT DOES IT SAY. APRIL 2017
- 3. The controls seem a bit passive. The survey results show 50% of staff hadn’t taken the Service Oath in the last 10 years. The report identifies that the BC is not doing enough to monitor and evaluate how well the controls are doing. WHAT ELSE DOES IT SAY. APRIL 2017
- 4. There seems to be a transparency or comms issue. The Public Service Agency indicates that the low staff perception of merit-based recruitment is wrong – given Merit Commissioner (yep, they have one of those) findings that more than 90% of hires were based on merit. Also the auditor recommends more communication of disciplinary actions, as a way of building confidence in the culture of ethics management. WHAT ELSE DOES IT SAY. APRIL 2017
- 5. • There are clear expectations of ethical behaviour. • The system of ethics management isnt giving enough confidence – with 84% of staff scared of being involved or of reprisals. • The use of surveys worked well for auditing ethics. The comments on these slides are the views of Tim Kirby, Sydney. You should always read the report itself before putting your reputation, or any money on the line. WHAT DOES IT MEAN. Tim Kirby, Sydney CA, CIA, LA-EMS au.linkedin.com/in/timkirbysydney APRIL 2017