About the Planning, Audit and Accreditation Unit

Planning/Audit/Accreditation Unit is under the area of Executive Services and consists of a Sergeant, 3 Constables assigned to Audits and Accreditation, 1 Planning Technician, and 1 Civilian Research Analyst.

The Planning/Audit/Accreditation Unit is responsible for the many legislated regulations and requirements which govern the Niagara Regional Police Service. Among those are the Police Services Act, the By-Laws of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board, Ministry of the Solicitor General Policing Adequacy Standards, and the Ministry of the Solicitor General Policing Services Division.

The Planning/Audit/Accreditation Unit played an important part in the formation of the Services current three-year Business Plan. The Planning Research Unit was established in 1984 under the direction of the Chief James Gayder. It has however grown to include Audit and Accreditation as recently as January 2001 under the direction of Chief Gary Nicholls.

 

Reports and Information for Download

The following reports and publications from the Planning/Audit/Accreditation Unit are available for download.  Each of these are PDF format documents, which are compressed as ZIP files.  To read these documents, you will need to download WinZip & Adobe Reader through our Downloads area)

 


If you have comments, or would like additional information, contact the Planning, Audit and Accreditation Unit at (905) 688-4111, ext. 4453.