Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner - March 2015

Figure 11 Communications Data - Inspection Ratings 2012-2014

percentage of inspections conducted in a year

100

80

87%

85%

80%

60

Good
Satisfactory
Poor

40

20
14%

13%

0

9%

2012

6%

4%

2%

2013

2014

in their previous inspection. 62% of those public authorities fully achieved all of their
recommendations; 37% achieved the majority; and in the remaining one case only a
minority of recommendations had been achieved. My office scheduled to re-inspect that
public authority as a matter of priority.
7.57 In 2014, 37 of the recommendations had persisted, in that they were given to the
public authority in a previous inspection, but had not been addressed. These persistent
recommendations were for a wide range of issues, consistent with the proportions
identified overall (Figure 10). I am therefore unable to conclude that public authorities
have greater difficulty implementing some of our recommendations, compared to others.

Inquiries into Specific Issues
7.58 Last year my office conducted a number of inquiries which concentrated on
examining certain areas of the process during inspections or, in one instance, investigating
a matter about which there was significant public concern. This section of my report
provides the details of these inquiries.

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