Develop and implement an overarching House of Commons security policy
During its review of the House Administration in 2012, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) found that while there were established procedures and objectives for security operations, there was no overall security policy tying them all together. In response to the OAG recommendations, a new security policy has been developed to bring together the many existing policies and guidelines (governance, screening, access, training, physical security, document classification, etc.) under one overarching security umbrella. The policy is being reviewed further to the motion on the integration of parliamentary security that was adopted in the Senate and the House of Commons in February 2015. The implementation of the new policy will assist in guiding security operations, formalizing roles and responsibilities, clarifying authority and expectations, and clearly outlining the relationships with various partners and stakeholders.