Furthermore, as part of measures to clean up the payroll data, the controller and accountant general s department suspended 47,186 employees on the mechanized. Mmdas chop money 2016 auditorgenerals report reveals. The ghana report is an incisive news website in ghana that offers hardcore breaking news and indepth information from diverse angles across the globe. Tabish and jha 2011 put public procurement irregularities into five. Report of the auditor general public accounts of trinidad. Report of the auditor general of south africa on a performance audit of the use of consultants at selected departments of the western cape provincial government. The concern of this article was that it is a different thing to have a good intention and to pass an act and establish internal audit units iau on one hand and another thing to. Bonnie lysyk, mba, fcpa, fca auditor general fall 2017 toronto, ontario. Report, covers activities of the energy commission over the period 1 january to 31 december, 2011. Roberta ntim, richard pappoe kwabena safoh sarkwa and hannah mensah under the supervision of lawrence ayagiba, aag and yaw agyei sifah, dag.
Official website of the audit office of guyana aog, established by the parliament as the countrys supreme audit institution sai. The annual report of the auditor general of jamaica is submitted to the speaker of the house of representative in accordance with section 122 of the constitution of jamaica and section 29 of the financial administration and audit act. Daniel yaw domelevo auditor general ghana audit service 19 december 2018 this report can be found on the ghana audit service website. In my capacity as the auditor general, i am pleased.
Sep, 20 the ags primary function is to inspect, audit and report at least once every year on the public accounts of papua new guinea and the use of all public moneys and property. Aug, 2017 mmdas chop money 2016 auditor generals report reveals. This is a showcase of the necessity of the presence of the auditor general discretionary audit. Aug 12, 2017 the amount shows a 32 per cent almost gh. Auditor general richard quartey a report by the auditor general on the financial operations of ministries, departments and agencies mdas for 2011 has revealed unhealthy cash management practices. Auditorgeneral submits reports to parliament ghana.
The agsa annually produces audit reports on all government departments, public entities, municipalities and public institutions. The auditor general s 2016 report audited some payment claims and found a good number of them to be repeat demands for payments that have already been made for work done. While ghanas agricultural sector has been integrated in the world economy for a long time, in recent years private sector interest in ghanas agriculture has increased. Daniel yaw domelevo has been awarded as the ghana public service leader for the year 2019 in. Emmanuel kwesi aning an overview of the ghana police service even though the terms of reference given to boyes was to examine a the structure, b effective organisation and c equipmen t for. In my capacity as the auditor general, i am pleased to submit to you the 2011 annual report of the office of the auditor general of ontario to lay before the assembly in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the auditor general act. Please, accept the assurances of my highest regards. The auditor generals responsibility is to audit and report on these financial statements in accordance with section 116 2 and 4 of the constitution of the republic of trinidad and tobago and section 25 1 of the act. Notes the reports are displayed beneath the page with the current ones on top. Auditorgeneral submits 2015 report to parliament graphic. Auditor generals report 4 public accounts of trinidad and tobago 2014 auditors responsibility 3. Audit of accounts and the control environment part ii report 2011 page 2 introduction role of the auditor general introduction section 214 of the constitution of the independent state of papua new guinea requires the auditor general to inspect and audit, and to report at least once in every fiscal year as provided by an act of the. The auditor general of south africa is a chapter 9 institution and has been established in terms of the constitution of the republic of south africa.
Tabled in the legislative assembly of ontario on december 5, 2011. The energy commission achieved a momentous feat by facilitating the passage of the. While the department generally agrees with the recommendations outlined, the report serves to illustrate the very challenging environment. His excellency, the senate president, two copies of my annual report on the accounts of the government of the federal republic of nigeria for the year ended 31st december, 2014. Audit service of ghana page 5 the service collaborates with the office of the president, parliament, attorney generals department and other stakeholders including civil society in carrying out its functions as mandated in article 187 of the constitution. Report of auditorgeneral on bank of ghana receipts and payment for the half year ended 30 june. Report of the auditor general on the public accounts of ghana public boards, corporations and other statutory agencies for the year ended 31 december 2011 44. Auditor generals report implicates mmdas news ghana. The main sources of funding are from gog and development partners. Welcome to the office of the auditor general of canada. The development of accounting and reporting in ghana. Treasury board orders pdf 105kb 2017 annual report volume 2 entire volume pdf 2. This report has been prepared under section 11 of the audit service act, 2000 for presentation to parliament in accordance with section 20 of the act.
Auditorgeneral submits four audit reports to parliament. Report of the auditorgeneral on the public accounts of ghana consolidated fund for the year ended 31 december 2011 in accordance with article 1875 of the constitution of the republic of ghana and section 231 of the audit service act 2000 act 584, i have the honour to present my report on the public accounts of. The association of ghana industries agi and the world bank investment climate surveys indicate that international investors are showing optimism due to an improved political climate abor, 2007, standard and poors, 2008. Office of the auditor general newfoundland and labrador. Ghana institutional support project to oversight and. Ghana project appraisal report may 2012 appraisal team team leader tilahun temesgen, principal psd specialist, osge. Report of the auditorgeneral on the management and utilisation of district assemblies common fund dacf and other statutory funds for the year ended 31 december 2011 i have the privilege and honour to submit to be laid before parliament, my report on the management and utilisation of the district assemblies common. My 201011 general report drew attention to the root causes of poor audit outcomes and shared the commitments of oversight. Ukura, jp, ofr, fca auditorgeneral for the federation. Audit service of ghana page 2 institutions of mdas, 103 mmdas, 357 educational institutions, 95 public boards and corporations and 5 special and it audits. Tabling of the report of the auditor general of canada on respect in the workplacetuesday. Staff report for the 2011 article iv consultation, third and. Annual report 2017 of the office of the auditor general of. Schedule of the auditorgenerals reports presented to parliament.
Auditor general s report public accounts of trinidad and tobago 2014. Auditor general ghana audit service 26 august 20 the study team comprised. The key legislation that governs agos work are the constitution of the republic of singapore 1999 revised edition and the audit act cap. The details of agos audit authority are in annex i. The auditor general brings to the notice of the general public especially public servants that staff of the ghana audit service and firms auditing on. Report of the auditorgeneral of south africa to education.
Auditing for impact auditor general office audit of. To audit and report to parliament and thereby make an effective contribution to improving public accountability and value for money spent core values the auditor general and the staff of the office of the auditor general are committed to upholding the following as their core values. Nov, 2015 the auditor general ag on friday, issued a statement to inform stakeholders and the public about the submission of all its reports on audited accounts in 2014, to parliament, in pursuance of article 187 section 2. Audit of the financial statements of the province business plan of the office of the auditor general business plan 201718, 201819, 201920 business plan 201415, 201516, 201617 business plan 2011 12, 2012, 2014 business plan 200809, 200910, 201011activity plan transition reports on the business plan. Educational content aimed at explaining our role as an institution and various auditing terms used within our reports through easytounderstand analogies.
Ukura, jp, ofr, fca auditor general for the federation. The reporting of audit observations in the report of the auditor general is an essential part of the system of public accountability. This report can be found on the ghana audit service website. This study is considered to be the first in ghana and one of very few studies in the world discussing the organizational independence of internal auditors in the public sector. Auditorgenerals responsibility as required by section 188 of the constitution of south africa and section 4 of the public audit act of south africa and section 752 of the national gambling act, 2004 act no. The auditor general ag on friday, issued a statement to inform stakeholders and the public about the submission of all its reports on audited accounts in 2014, to parliament, in pursuance of article 187 section 2. Auditor general discussion paper august 2015 pdf file 2. Over and above these entityspecific reports, the audit outcomes are analysed in general reports that cover both the public finance management act pfma and municipal finance management act mfma cycles. Organizations in the broader public sector pdf 78kb exhibit 4. Auditor general awarded ghana public service leadership award 2019. The oag is the only supreme audit institute in zambia mandated to audit all government institutions, parastatal organizations, statutory boards, donor funded agencies and any other institute in which public resources have been invested. Annual reports ghana arg is a repository of financial information for companies listed on the ghana stock exchange gse and collective investment schemes i. The public accounts committee of the parliament of ghana. Furthermore, as part of measures to clean up the payroll data, the controller and accountantgenerals department suspended 47,186 employees on the mechanized.
Ghana technical report for the cgiar research program on climate change, agriculture and food security ccafs march, 2014 caitlin a. Locallevel appraisal of benefits and barriers affecting. By 2011, the office of the auditor general will have maintained audit services to the house of assembly that are in compliance with our mandate. Performance audit report of the auditorgeneral on the regulation of residential. Download questionnaire sinhala english download instructions download circulars.
My attention was drawn to a comment made by the founding president and executive director of imani ghana, a policy think tank, mr. The director, communication unit, ghana audit service. Pdf irregularities in ghanas public sector procurement and their. Early childhood to grade 12 education in the northwest territoriesdepartment of education, culture and employment. Auditorgenerals report on the statement of foreign exchange receipts and payments of the bank of ghana for the first half year ended 2009 report of the auditorgeneral on the statement of foreign exchange receipts and payments of the bank of ghana bog for the halfyear ended 30 june 2009 table of contents paras page transmittal letter. The report deals with national government departments and agencies on the control environment and on transactions with or concerning the public monies and properties of the state of papua new guinea in 2011. The office of the auditor general of canada will conduct an audit of the investing in canada plan.
The auditor general s authority to audit and report is provided for in legislation. Senate secretariat senator appointment dates 20172018. Part iv public bodies and their subsidiaries national government owned companies national government shareholdings in other companies. Achievements and the challenges of the pac in the fourth. The report of the auditor general on the public accounts of the republic of trinidad and tobago for the financial year 2014. The reports of the auditor general must be submitted annually to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the minister of finance. These are the performance audit report on management of health care waste, consolidated annual accounts for the 2017 financial year, public accounts ministries, departments and agencies mdas, and the district assemblies common fund. Recently, there has been a surge in interest by investors to invest in ghana the world bank annual report, 2007. The performance audit process results in recommendations, which initiate a process of renewal and change, leading to greater efficiency and effectiveness in government administration. Locallevel appraisal of benefits and barriers affecting adoption of climatesmart agricultural practices. Audit service of ghana ministry of finance and economic.
February 2011, on osu childrens home accra, where he exposed how childcare. An assessment of audit expectation gap in ghana albert agyei1 baah kusi aye2 ebenezer owusuyeboah3 1,2,3valley view university, school of business oyibi accram, 1email. Republic of ghana report on the observance of standards and. Office of the auditor general of ontario pdf 586kb exhibit 1. The report of the auditor general on the public accounts of guyana and on the accounts of ministries, departments and regions for each. Consolidated general report on the audit outcomes of local. Annual report 2018 of the office of the auditor general of. Annual report 20172018 office of the auditor general. Performance audit report of the auditor general on. In ghana, the audit service act, 2000 act 684 section 30 provides for the establishment of audit report implementation committees arics to pursue the implementation of matters in all audit reports endorsed by parliament as well as financial matters raised in the reports of the internal monitoring unit. The financial statements of the federation for the year ended 31st december, 2015 were. The role of the auditorgeneral the auditor general of south africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the supreme audit institution sai of south africa, exists to strengthen our countrys democracy. Annual reports ghana is a repository of company information.
Ghana audit service official website of the audit service. Our performance was independently viewed by a panel of three international consultants by using the performance measurement framework develo. Guinea, i have the honour to transmit to the national parliament the part ii of my report for the year 2011. And so far, since commencing as auditor general, my view has not changed.
In addition to the activity report, the audited statement of accounts for the period ended 31 december, 2011 is also submitted. Jul 10, 2018 the auditorgeneral has submitted four audit reports to parliament in accordance with the requirement of the constitution. Presented to both houses of parliament in accordance with the provisions of audit act 2008. Ghanas agricultural land is irrigated, while average farm sizes of 0. The staff of the office of the auditor general are public officers who form the auditor general s department. I am pleased to present my annual report for the financial year ended march 31, 2011. The auditor general s reports on the public accounts for the fiscal years 2011, 2012, 20 and 2014 also reiterated the 1987 recommendations. Furthermore, as part of measures to clean up the payroll data, the controller and accountant general s department suspended 47,186.
Report of the auditor general on the public accounts of ghana public boards, corporations and other statutory agencies for the year ended 31 december 2011. As demonstrated throughout this annual report, this is a great audit office, with highly skilled and passionate people delivering quality work that matters to parliament and the community. Report of the auditor general of south africa on a performance audit of the infrastructure delivery process at the provincial departments of education and health. It highlights the operational performance of the department and. In my capacity as the auditor general, i am pleased to submit to you volume 1 of the 2017 annual report of the office of the auditor general of ontario to lay before the assembly in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the auditor general act. Audit report on the multi donor budgetary support programme of flows in the government of ghana accounts for the years ended 31 december 2004 and 31 december 2005 i. The level of implementation however remained unsatisfactory in 2015. Performance audit report of the auditor general on road safety in ghana ii are limited in the public sector compared to the private one. It brings to light the factors that impair the organizational independence of internal auditors in the public sector. Nigeria 1999, to submit my report on the audit of the accountantgenerals financial statements to the national assembly within 90 days of the receipt of the statements from the accountantgeneral of the federation.