2002/03 Annual Service Plan Report Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Performance Reporting

This section of the report presents detailed performance information related to ten key goals identified for the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General:

1. Adequate, effective, accountable policing and law enforcement throughout British Columbia;
2. Enhanced public safety;
3. Communities safe from high-risk offenders;
4. Lower overall operating costs;
5. A sound regulatory framework governing legal gaming;
6. Sound management and distribution of government gaming revenues;
7. Greater industry cooperation in reducing problems associated with liquor misuse;
8. Elimination of liquor regulations that do not support public safety and community standards;
9. Public interests that are protected as industries prosper; and,
10. An efficient residential tenancy system.

These goals have been identified as key because of their importance in illustrating the ministry's performance in the 2002/03 fiscal year in fulfilling its mission of ensuring the security and economic vitality of communities through effective policing, corrections, liquor and gaming control, protective and regulatory programs.

For each of the ten key goals identified, a corresponding key objective and key strategy are also identified, and linkages between core business areas, goals, objectives and strategies are discussed. A key performance measure is also identified for each goal. Information presented for these measures includes:

• discussion of how the performance measure is relevant in relation to the corresponding goal, objective and strategy;
• identification of the actual or estimated performance result for the 2002/03 fiscal year as compared to the target established;
• explanation of the relevance of the performance result; and,
• where practicable, identification of the data source used to inform the measure and any data reliability concerns that need to be addressed.

Supplementary performance information is presented in an appendix to this report. The appendix includes all of the goals, objectives, strategies and performance measures included in the 2002/03 Service Plan but not discussed here.

Goal 1: Adequate, effective, accountable policing and law enforcement throughout British Columbia

Goal 2: Enhanced public safety

Goal 3: Communities safe from
high-risk offenders

Goal 4: Lower overall corrections
operating costs

Goal 5: A sound regulatory framework governing
legal gaming

Goal 6: Sound management and distribution of government gaming revenues

Goal 7: Greater industry cooperation in reducing problems associated with liquor misuse

Goal 8: Elimination of liquor regulations
that do not support public safety and
community standards

Goal 9: Public interests are protected as
industries prosper

Goal 10: An efficient residential tenancy system