Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella’s statement on findings of information technology audit

Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella’s statement on findings of information technology audit

Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella issued the following statement today:

“Today, the Halifax Regional Municipality Office of the Auditor General released its audit of Halifax Regional Police’s Information Technology systems. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether HRP effectively manages IT systems that support police operations. The audit, conducted between the period of February 1, 2019 and January 31, 2020, found that HRP has not effectively managed risks to its information technology systems and assets.

“HRP takes the findings of the audit very seriously and has agreed to implement all recommendations put forth by the auditor. Using a project management approach, HRP will focus immediately on the highest risk categories, and is committed to actioning all recommendations. We thank the auditors for their diligence and engagement, and for their focus on bringing important matters to the attention of HRP management.”