{"id":5189,"date":"2022-12-01T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/?p=5189"},"modified":"2022-12-01T10:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:30:04","slug":"bao-staff-and-board-score-an-86-for-the-public-on-the-auditor-generals-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/bao-staff-and-board-score-an-86-for-the-public-on-the-auditor-generals-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"BAO staff and board score an 86% for the public on the Auditor General\u2019s report card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The diligent consumer-protection work by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario\u2019s staff and board has paid off with a score of 86 per cent from the Office of the Auditor General (AG) of Ontario\u2019s two-year progress report.
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The AG released the Follow-Up report Wednesday afternoon on its 2020 Value-for-Money Audit of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur staff focused their attention on the 51 action items required to address the AG\u2019s 20 recommendations. Two years later we have the results of our team\u2019s ongoing professional commitment to constant improvement for grieving families and the bereavement sector\u2019s hard-working licensees,\u201d says Carey Smith, CEO & Registrar of the BAO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe welcomed the AG\u2019s audit of 2020 as an opportunity to improve and grow our services for the public and to support our licensed professionals in elevating the sector,” Smith added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our commitment to implementing the AG\u2019s recommendations was 100 per cent from the BAO Board to management and our staff.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the breakdown of the score from the AG Follow-Up report: <\/p>\n\n\n\n