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Annual Report 2006
2006 Accomplishments
The Commission experienced a significant increase in demand for its core services of monitoring, reviewing and conducting investigations during 2006, with the number of investigations doubling to fourteen from seven the previous year. Despite this increased pressure on its resources, the Commission continued to refine its management processes and approach to client services to ensure the ongoing efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.
Detailed in this section of the Annual Report are some of the Commission's major accomplishments in 2006, which included:
- convening the Commission's first-ever public hearing;
- conducting investigations that have helped to clarify what does and does not constitute interference with a military police investigation;
- developing and adopting a new service standard and a new approach to investigations to reduce the time required to resolve a complaint;
- designing and launching a more streamlined and effective method of reporting Commission findings and recommendations;
- organizing a comprehensive workshop to further improve and refine investigative processes;
- completing an organizational study leading to a revision of internal structure and processes to bring greater focus to investigation files;
- improving the Commission workplace and organization as demonstrated in the results of the recent Public Service Employee Survey;
- increasing awareness within the Canadian Forces and the Military Police of the benefits of civilian oversight and of the military police complaints process through visits to a number of military bases;
- making contributions to the work of several conferences and associations relevant to police oversight; and
- reducing the Commission's overall budget by 18%.
