FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 2018
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 Office of Inspector General (OIG),
Internal Investigations Section, is undergoing assessment to retain its state
level accreditation by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation
(CFA).
The
assessment, which is required every three years, will review the OIG’s compliance
with approximately 40 standards. A team of assessors from CFA will arrive July
25, 2018, to examine all aspects of the OIG’s policies and procedures,
management, operations, and support services. The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from
similar agencies.
As part of
the on-site assessment, agency members and the general public are invited to
offer comments to the assessment team. For more information regarding CFA or
for persons wishing to offer written comments about the OIG’s ability to meet
the standards of accreditation, please write: CFA, P.O. Box 1489,
Tallahassee, Florida 32302, or email to info@flaccreditation.org. Comments
must be received by July 10, 2018.
Once the
Commission’s assessors complete their review, 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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