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| Government Strategic Action | Responsible Ministry Core Business Area |
| Ensure criminal cases move through the justice system in a timely and efficient manner | Policing and Community Safety |
| Ensure information is available to assist individuals in making more informed decisions regarding their personal and community health, education, fitness, safety and health care needs | Policing and Community Safety; Gaming Policy and Enforcement; Liquor Control and Licensing |
| Lower the risks of re-offending by using risk and needs assessment to determine appropriate rehabilitation programs | Corrections |
| Ensure the development of socially responsible and safe industry practices | Compliance and Consumer Services; Gaming Policy and Enforcement; Liquor Control and Licensing; Policing and Community Safety |
| Encourage workplaces to improve their safety practices and seek improvements from employers and industries with poor safety records | Compliance and Consumer Services |
| Develop regulatory legislation that offers protection for consumers and flexibility for consumer industries | Compliance and Consumer Services; Gaming Policy and Enforcement; Liquor Control and Licensing |
| Integrate overlapping and duplicate police services | Policing and Community Safety |
| Focus liquor control enforcement and inspections on public safety issues such as service to minors, over-service, overcrowding and illicit alcohol | Liquor Control and Licensing |
Key Performance Measures
The following key performance measures for the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General are included in the Government Strategic Plan and indicate overall system effectiveness and satisfaction with public safety. The Ministry Service Plan 2003/2004 – 2005/2006 also contains a number of strategies, secondary measures and targets to support and balance these three key measures.
Proportion of adult offenders who do not re-offend for two years following Corrections supervision
- A baseline methodology for calculating re-admission rates was established in 2001/2002.
- The target for 2003/2004 through 2005/2006 is to achieve and maintain a level of 70% of non-recidivists.
Number of personal and property crimes known to police per 100,000 population
- A baseline of 7.619 per 100,000 population was established in 2000/2001.
- The target for 2003/2004 through 2005/2006 is to achieve and maintain a decrease from the baseline.
Percentage of British Columbians reporting satisfaction with their personal safety from crime
- A baseline of 84% was established in 2001/2002.
- The target for 2005/2006 is to reach 88% with gradual increases occurring annually beginning with 2002/2003.
Deregulation
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General recognizes the significance of continuing the government’s commitment to cut red tape and reduce unnecessary regulatory burden. To help realize this commitment, the ministry has been consulting with specific industries with a view to move towards enabling their self-regulation. This move will give these industries a greater say in how they are regulated, but will also increase their responsibility for their own industries’ activities. The ministry is also contributing to deregulation by eliminating unnecessary liquor advertising regulations in fiscal year 2003/2004.
| Performance Measures: | 2002/03 Estimate |
2003/04 Target |
2004/05 Target |
| Reduction of ministry’s regulatory burden by one-third by 2004 | 14.5%1 | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 1 | Based on a total restated baseline number of regulatory requirements of 14,503 for the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General of which 3,272 are set by the BC Lottery Corporation. |
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