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Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPP)
| Name of TPP | Main Objective | End Date of TPP, if applicable | Type of TP (G, C) | Planned Spending for 2012-13 |
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation | General Targeted Recipient Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of access to legal advice under the PSDPA. | To support a fair, timely and transparent process. | N/A | C | $40,000 | The program will be reviewed as part of the five-year review of the PSDPA. | Persons involved in a proceeding or considering a disclosure or complaint. |
The transfer payment program consists of the contributions for access to legal advice, under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, to any person involved in a proceeding or considering a disclosure or complaint. The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner has the authority to approve access to free legal advice to any person involved in a proceeding under the Act, up to a maximum of $1,500, or $3,000 in exceptional circumstances. Providing access to legal advice for eligible recipients is critical to supporting fair, timely and transparent processes where the parties involved have the opportunity to be advised concerning their situation, their rights and obligations and assistance in determining their best course of action. Under this program, the Office will pay the recipient's private sector legal counsel directly for the legal advice provided or provide access to legal advice through legal counsel employed by the Commissioner's office, in which case there is no payment.