PRESS RELEASE: May 11, 2015
DEP’S
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WORKING TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE REACCREDITATION
~Accreditation
Team invites public comments~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Office of Inspector General (OIG), Internal
Investigations Section, is undergoing assessment to retain its state level accreditation by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement.
The assessment, which is required every three years, will examine all
aspects of OIG’s Internal Investigations Section, including reviewing policies
and procedures, management, operations and support services and will review
the OIG's compliance with 40 mandatory standards.
As part of the process, agency members and the general public
are invited to offer comments to the assessment team. Public comment can be submitted via the commission’s accreditation
website at www.flaccreditation.org or
by writing to the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, P.O.
Box 1489, Tallahassee, Florida, 32302, or email to info@flaccreditation.org. Comments must be submitted by June 12, 2015.
The on-site assessment will be performed on June 17,
2015. Results
will be reported back to the full commission, which will then make a determination on granting reaccreditation status. If approved, the reaccreditation will
be for a three-year term.
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