Report on the management of the RCMP conduct process 2022
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List of acronyms and abbreviations
- RCMP
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Why this report
In 2008, the Minister of Public Safety issued the Ministerial Directive on the RCMP Disciplinary Process. The directive requires the RCMP to complete annual reports on the management of the RCMP discipline process.
What we did
The report outlines the structure and processes governing the management of formal discipline within the RCMP, provides statistics and identifies common trends each fiscal year, describes successes and challenges, and outlines strategies to be engaged to resolve the challenges in the following year.
What we found
The findings demonstrate that:
- less than 2% of all members were involved in the conduct process
- “discreditable conduct” remains the most common contravention
- decrease in the number of conduct files opened
In 2022, we continued our consultations with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders to re-affirm and modernized our shared RCMP core values. This exercise has provided a rich and rewarding discussion on what we strive to be as an organization, and how to best live out those commitments.
As well, as part of the ongoing efforts to modernise our disciplinary regime, we continued our work with external experts in labour law, to ensure a modern and effective conduct process that is in line with Canadian jurisprudence.
The RCMP takes contraventions of the Code of Conduct seriously and is committed to dealing with them in a fair and consistent manner with the imposition of conduct measures that are proportionate to the nature and circumstances of the contravention.
You can read the full report here: Report on the management of the RCMP conduct process
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