DEP’S OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WORKING TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE REACCREDITATION

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PRESS RELEASE: May 11, 2015

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

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.orgComments 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.