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Introduction
Designated Officers (DOs) are a primary point of contact for employees who wish to seek advice or report wrongdoing. The role is responsible for providing advice, protecting confidentiality, and managing and investigating reports of wrongdoing in accordance with procedures established.
Designated Officer Toolkit
This toolkit provides guidance for DOs when responding to requests for advice, receiving disclosures and conducting PIDA investigations within their organizations. PIDA covers many different types of public sector organizations in British Columbia and addresses a variety of situations that could meet the definition of wrongdoing. The information is intended as general information and each DO should take appropriate steps according to their unique organizational composition, the individuals involved and the subject matter of the disclosure.
To view the full toolkit, please click here.
Below we have listed the individual resources from the toolkit.
eLearning Courses
Designated Officer Fundamentals
Speaking Up Safely
Fairness 101
Assessing Disclosures & Requests for Advice
Designated Officer Responsibilities
PIDA & Other Complaint Mechanisms
Assessing Wrongdoing
Reprisal Risk Assessment Guide
Reprisal Risk Assessment Tool
Investigating Disclosures
Investigation Plan Checklist
Interview Planning Checklist
Sample Info for Investigation Participants
Writing Investigative Reports
A Word About Reasons
How to Formulate Findings & Recommendations
Preliminary Investigation Report Outline
Sample Letters
Sample Letters: Investigation Notices
Sample Letters: Interview Invitations
Sample Letters: Final Report Notifications
Fairness Resources
Looking for Advice?
If you need assistance with your organization’s policies and procedures, please contact us.
If your organization receives a report of wrongdoing and has yet to establish internal procedures you should contact the Ombudsperson.