Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Commission embarked on a restructuring exercise to reorganise its operations and structures of the organisation which resulted in the addition of 3 new positions, changing work assignments and modifying communication and reporting relationships. The restructuring was to enhance efficiency in carrying out the Commission’s mandate under its Act. The Commission’s primarily function to promote and protect human rights as the central basis of its new structure lead to the creation of 3 Groups namely Corporate Services; Policy, Law and Complaints; and Communications. The roles and functions of each Group and respective Divisions are detailed in Chapter 5 that is under the Corporate Services Chapter. For the year 2015, the Commission in carrying out its Work Plan in meeting its vision and mission, had conducted a wide range of community education, training and engagement programmes and activities to a diverse group of people in the country. This is in addition to research, advocacy and recommendations on legislations, policies and procedures provided to the Government and related stakeholders in the promotion and protection of human rights. REPORT OF THE POLICY, LAW AND COMPLAINTS GROUP The Policy Division finalised its thematic studies relating to the “Rights To Education of Children with Learning Disabilities” and “Care Services for Older Persons and Support for Caregivers” and the reports were released simultaneously during a separate round table discussions (RTDs) held in November 2015. The RTDs allowed relevant stakeholders to exchange views on the findings and recommendations of the reports with the Commission. As part of the Division’s continuing focus on Business and Human Rights, the Commission in partnership with the United Nations Country Team in Malaysia completed a project and the deliverable outcome was the Strategic Framework on a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights for Malaysia (Strategic Framework). The Strategic Framework provided the rationale, outline and policy direction in the development of a National Action Plan on business and human rights for the country. The project which involved several activities was completed within a framework of 7 months and was made possible through a grant from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom (FCO). The Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department, YB Senator Datuk Paul Low officiated the launch of the Strategic Framework in March 2015. Thereafter, a series of programmes were conducted by the Commission in moving this agenda forward. 9 BOOK-ANR2016-01-latest.indb 9 08/04/2016 3:32 PM