Some members of the media have criticized regulators like the Law Society of Upper Canada and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for not reporting potential crimes committed by their members to police.
The core mandate of regulators of self-regulated professions is to regulate the profession in the public interest. My experience is that regulators take this mandate very seriously, but does this public-protection mandate extend to reporting potential crimes to the police? And does it extend to preventing future harm beyond the regulatory sanctions it may impose on members of the college?
The core mandate of regulators of self-regulated professions is to regulate the profession in the public interest. My experience is that regulators take this mandate very seriously, but does this public-protection mandate extend to reporting potential crimes to the police? And does it extend to preventing future harm beyond the regulatory sanctions it may impose on members of the college?