2002/03 Annual Service Plan Report Ministry of Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations

Performance Reporting

This section focuses on four key business areas of the ministry that deliver services with direct links and benefits to individuals, their families and communities — Community and Public Safety, Social and Economic Stability, Assisting the Vulnerable and Victims and the Treaty Negotiations Office.

It identifies the broad ministry goal or goals that each area supports and describes how the key objectives, strategies and measures connect to the goals and to each other. The performance information explains how each key measure informs the ministry goals and the business area objectives and strategies. Performance is also discussed in terms of actual results versus estimated targets. Other information such as data sources and multi-year data is presented whenever practicable.

Supplemental measures that are largely operational, but which complement the more critical measures discussed in this section, appear in the appendix to this report and are arranged by business area.

Performance measures and results for those core business areas that offer services to government and its agencies, rather than directly to the public, are also covered in the appendix. Those areas are Lawful Government; Aboriginal Negotiation and Litigation; Agencies, Boards and Commissions; and Corporate Services. Independent Judiciary is also included in the appendix since the three measures informing this business area inform workload, and all of the targets are workload projections as opposed to intended outcomes.

The ministry's overall, long-term directions are based on the following five broad goals and are consistent with the vision, themes and principles that underlie the Government Strategic Plan.

Goal 1: Laws and justice services are administered fairly, equitably and efficiently to all British Columbians, while individual rights and judicial independence are protected.

Goal 2: Citizens and communities of British Columbia receive protection from crime and its social and economic consequences.

Goal 3: High-quality legal services are provided to government.

Goal 4: The treaty process achieves agreements, and the economic climate is enhanced through effective negotiations.

Goal 5: The efficiency of all ministry operations is improved through the use of innovative business practices and technology.

Community and Public Safety

Social and Economic Stability

Assisting the Vulnerable and Victims

Treaty Negotiations Office