Purpose

The Office of the Inspector General, (hereinafter the "Office"), was created by St. 1980, c. 388 codified in part as M.G.L. c. 12A. The Office is charged with the responsibility of preventing and detecting fraud, wasteand abusein the expenditure of public funds for the procurement of construction, supplies and services. The Office is authorized to receive complaints and information; initiate audits and investigations; review legislation and regulations and make recommendations thereon; recommend policies or practices which will assist in the prevention or detection of fraud, waste and abuse in the expenditure of covered public funds; and, when warranted, report or refer its audit or investigative findings to appropriate investigative, prosecutorial, or otherwise interested public agencies. 945 CMR 1.00 is promulgated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 12A, § 6. They have been adopted to guide the Office in the fair and effective discharge of its statutory function, to inform interested persons of the policies and practices employed bythe Office, and to protect the rights of witnesses, complainants, informants, or other individuals or public bodies affected by the Office's proceedings.