Management Action Plan (MAP) Audit of the Centre for Ethics and Values Inquiry

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Audit of the Centre for Ethics and Values Inquiry

Recommendations	Management Response: Accept Accept with conditions Reject	Planned Management Actions	Deliverables	Expected Completion Date	Accountability
Recommendation No. 1 The Centre should report more regularly to the Senior Management Board on the progress of integrating values and ethics across the Department.	Accept	Work regularly with Senior Management Board to explore how to further integrate values and ethics in the day-to-day activities throughout the department and assess progress in enhancing our ethical culture.	DM announced change in reporting relationship of the Centre; it now reports to DMO	July 2008	Executive Director of DMO
			Presentation and discussion on values and ethics at SMB meeting	October 2008	Director of the Centre
			Provide regular progress reports to SMB	Quarterly	Director of the Centre/ADMs
			Representation at the SMB	On-going	Executive Director, DMO, responsible for the Centre
Recommendation No. 2 The Centre should refine its mandate and services and have it approved by the Senior Management Board.	Accept	Develop a strategic framework for discussion and approval of Senior Management Board.	Draft strategic framework, including review of: vision, mandate, key activities,  linkages with stakeholders, challenges, possible future directions, resources, performance indicators, risk assessment profile	September - December 2008	Director of the Centre
			Consultation with BECs and RECs on the draft strategic framework	September-December 2008	Director of the Centre
			Presentation of the strategic framework at SMB for approval	January 2009	Director of the Centre
Recommendation No. 3 The Centre's work plan should include priorities/objectives, resources, timelines and a risk management strategy. The strategic framework and performance results should be presented to the Senior Management Board.	Accept	Develop an integrated work plan in line with the directions provided by Senior Management Board on the strategic framework.	Prepare an integrated work plan, including objectives, key activities, priorities, accountabilities, timelines, resources, performance indicators and a risk profile	January-March 2009 / Annually	Director of the Centre
			Support branches and regions in the development of their values and ethics workplans and obtain their input and commitment on these plans	January-March / On-going	Director of the Centre
			Approval of the integrated work plan	March 2009 / Annually	Executive Director, DMO
		Present to Senior Management Board progress, outcomes and issues of interest in relation to the implementation of the strategic framework and on-going performance results.	Presentations / progress reports to SMB	Quarterly	Director of the Centre
Recommendation No. 4 Published reference material on values and ethics should be posted on the Department's intranet, including the Ethics and Internal Ombudsman Services' Annual Report.	Accept	Revamp and launch the Ethics and Internal Ombudsman Services (EIOS) intranet site.	Updated EIOS mandate and services, list of workshops offered, learning material, publications, including the latest EIOS' Annual Report.	Completed in July 2008	Director of the Centre
		Continue to update and improve the intranet site.	Monitoring	Ongoing	Director of the Centre