We report to parliament in the first instance and ultimately to the citizenry of sierra leone and other stakeholders. Children first charged the commission to prepare a childfriendly report so that the children of sierra leone would be able to read and understand it, and others outside sierra leone might better comprehend what the children of sierra leone experienced during the war. Sierra leone and the two stateowned commercial banks, which have been. The auditorgenerals report 2018 graphic representation and summary page 9. Government of sierra leone country report by sierra leone on implementation of the beijing platform for action 1995 and the outcome of the twentythird special session of the general assembly 2000 ministry of social welfare, gender and childrensaffairs june 2014. Audit report 2015 shows increasing levels of corruption.
The final report will be submitted to the government of sierra leone in march 2016. Sierra leones auditorgeneral, lara taylorpearce photo has released a second report on the management of ebola funds in the country for the period november 2014 to april 2015. Year in focus sierra leone annual report 2016 5 following the ebola crisis, the government of sierra leone identified several key strategic priorities to strengthen the health system and restore essential health services. Independent auditors report on financial statements.
Audit report for the year ended dec 31 2016 extractive industries technical assistance project. Senate secretariat senator appointment dates 20172018 category. It is the first time that sierra leone has reported on. Annual report on the accounts of sierra leone 2016 audit service. Truth and reconciliation commission report for the. April 2016 page v acronyms and abbreviations afdb african development bank accsl anticorruption commission of sierra leone afrodad african forum and network on debt and development a4p agenda for prosperity aoav action on armed violence. Nov 17, 2019 the auditor generals annual report on the work of her office for the financial year ended march 31, 2018 was tabled in the house of assembly on friday, with the report stating that. That his excellency the president has directed the secretary to the president to engage the auditor general, audit service sierra leone, to immediately consider a special audit of all mdas including the sierra leone commercial bank and rokel commercial bank. Auditor generals report on the activities of overseas missions and high commissions for the period 1st january 2003 to 31st december 2010 honourable v. Lara taylorpearce mrs auditorgeneral of sierra leone fcasl, goor the auditorgenerals report 2018 graphic representation and summary page 5. Audit report for the year ended march 31 2017 sierra leone strengthening of.
These are reports that are readily available on the website of the auditor general and they range from the annual look at how government managesmismanages the countrys resources through performance audits to a number of vital publications that any government worth its salt should have acted upon. Government of sierra leone country report by sierra leone on implementation of the beijing platform for action 1995 and the outcome of the twentythird special session of the general assembly 2000 ministry of social welfare, gender and childrens affairs june 2014. Evaluation of budget support to sierra leone 2002 2015. Download the 2016 single audit report as a single document or choose report sections below table of contents. Audit service sierra leone report extols focus and action plus as. The pfma 2016 is meant to provide for effective management of public. Ghana audit service official website of the audit service. The contentious 2016 report of auditor general has finally been published, after been tabled before parliament on tuesday, the audit service sierra leone has said. Daniel yaw domelevo had advised newly qualified accountants to uphold truth as the cornerstone of their profession and refrain from. Part viiioversight of subsectors and extrabudgetary entities local government. Audit service sierra leone report extols focus and action. The auditorgenerals 2016 report on the public accounts of sierra leone has been tabled in parliament on tuesday 12th june, 2018. If you would like to comment upon the annual reports, performance audit reports, the work of the audit service sierra leone or the information on our website you can visit the assl comments forum. The pac of the sierra leone house of parliament receives the reports of the.
Sierra leone accelerated implementation of its commitments in the second half of the action plan period. Audit report for the year ended dec 31 2016 extractive industries. Sierra leone audit reports always ignored by the corrupt. Malaria contributes to an estimated twenty percent of child mortality in sierra leone and is the cause of nearly four in ten hospital consultations country wide. Lara taylorpearce auditorgeneral of the republic of sierra. The result is a thought provoking article on transparency and accountability in public financial management.
Requests by parliament for auditorgeneral to conduct audits. Independent evaluation of budget support to sierra leone. Requests by parliament for auditor general to conduct audits. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on june 16, 2016. As the guardian of public funds, the auditorgeneral checks governments performance to ensure that funds are used for their intended purposes. In my capacity as the auditor general, i am pleased. Freetown, sierra leone 6th october, 2016 the auditor general of sierra leone wishes to inform the general public that the special report on the audit of procurement activities in selected public sector entities for. Opening minds to rights behind bars report on the situation of detention in sierra leone supporting improvements in the corrections system is part of the mandate of the human rights section of unipsil unipil hrs, the united nations integrated peace building office in sierra leone. Annual report 2018 of the office of the auditor general of. The auditor general of sierra leone is an idi board member who was interviewed by jamie hitchen, a policy researcher at africa research institute. This report fulfills the requirements set forth in the texas internal auditing act the act.
Sierra leone presented its second action plan on 30 june 2016. The auditorgenerals mandate under section 119 of the 1991 constitution of sierra leone and as amplified by sections 11 and 12 of the audit service act of 2014, is to audit and report to parliament. Evaluation of budget support to sierra leone, 2002 2015 2016 final report volume two. Audit service sierra leone report extols focus and. Public agencies procurement of goods and services is a major source of corruption in sierra leone, according to annual reports of the auditor general. Attached is the fiscal year 2016 annual report for the texas department of insurance tdi internal audit division. The annual report of the auditor general, which is the protector of the public purse, is in line with a constitutional provision which calls for the scrutiny of all public accounts. It covered the period 20152016 and focused on the operations and. The 2016 health sector performance report hspr presents an assessment of how the health system in sierra leone has performed in 2016 the first full year of health sector reconstruction after the ebola epidemic. Independent evaluation of budget support to sierra leone, 2002 2015 2015 final report volume two. Independent auditor s report on financial statements. Auditor general releases annual report for 2018 bernews.
Internal audit 2016 annual report texas department of. To this end, csaag issues or endorses accounting standards based on the work of the international accounting standards board iasb that are primarily applicable to general purpose financial statements. Annual report on the accounts of sierra leone 2003 want to comment. Graphic summary on the auditor generals report 2016. Sierra leone wetlands conservation project financial statements for the year ended 31, december 2016 contents page general information 1 managements responsibility statement 2 independent auditors report 34 statement of resources and expenditures 5 statement of resources and expenditures. Chukuma johnson chairman, public accounts committee sierra leone house of parliament tower hill freetown your honourable, i am required. We started our agricultural initiatives in sierra leone in 2008.
In principle, section 11 2c of the audit service act of 2014 mandates the. Sierra leone wetlands conservation project financial statements for the year ended 31, december 2016 contents page general information 1 managements responsibility statement 2 independent auditor s report 34 statement of resources and expenditures 5 statement of resources and expenditures ida funding 6. Auditorgenerals 2016 annual report which helps to promote transparency and. At the end of term, based on the changes in the level of completion, sierra leone s. Declaration of republic sierra leone is a sovereign republic, the boundaries of which are delimited in the first schedule hereto.
The report of the auditor general on the public accounts of the republic of trinidad and tobago for. Ogi led the development of the action plan and facilitated the establishment of the national steering committee, supported by government ministries, departments and agencies mdas that were directly in charge of implementing commitments. Jun 12, 2018 the contentious 2016 report of auditor general has finally been published, after been tabled before parliament on tuesday, the audit service sierra leone has said. Section 16 of the pfm act of 2016 further mandates the auditorgeneral to audit the annual financial statements of the consolidated fund on. Some local councils were noted to be using the manual system. The government largely completed five out of eleven commitments.
Auditorgeneral to submit annual report to parliament. The auditor generals report on the accounts of sierra leone for year 2006 was laid on the table of parliament in accordance with the relevant provisions of the constitution of sierra leone, which also specifies the duties of the auditor general with the respect to the auditing of the accounts of government. The committee received and examined the auditorgenerals report on the accounts of sierra leone for the year 2015 on local councils and mdas, submitted under section 1194 of the 1991 constitution, as laid before parliament at the end of 2016. Register of the general governmental and public enterprises. Jan 15, 2019 awoko newspaper reports on tuesday 15th january, 2019 that action plus and focus were two local nongovernmental organisations amongst five local ngos audited by the audit service sierra leone that have complied with the objectives for which they were set up referencing the 2017 auditor generals report titled auditor generals 2017 report on the public accounts of sierra leone. State auditors office prescribes the content, as such this report has been prepared in accordance with the state. Sierra leone annual report world health organization.
Slpp cabinet approves governance transition report cocorioko. Lara taylorpearce the auditor general of the republic of sierra leone has played host to two of her counterparts from ghana and kenya in the persons of mr. Technical officials from the auditorgenerals office assisted the committee in. The auditor generals annual report on the work of her office for the financial year ended march 31, 2018 was tabled in the house of assembly on friday, with the report stating that. The decision to close unipsil on 31st march 2014 marked the end of a decade of security. Sierra leone house of parliament tower hill freetown dear sir in accordance with section 1194 of the 1991 constitution of sierra leone, i have the pleasure and honour to submit my report on the accounts of sierra leone for the financial year ended 31st december, 2016. Lara taylorpearce auditorgeneral of the republic of. Republic of sierra leone office of the president report of the governance transition team 2018. Sierra leone endofterm report 20142016 this report was prepared by charlie hughes, an independent researcher. Auditor generals report parliament of sierra leone. In sierra leone, more than a quarter of the population suffers from malaria.
It is the right of every sierra leonean to know, in simple terms, the way. These include the presidential recovery priorities, which entered their second phase in 2016 and include. The auditor generals report on the accounts of sierra leone for year 2006 was laid on the table of parliament in accordance with the relevant provisions of the constitution of sierra leone, which also specifies the duties of the auditor general with the respect to the auditing of. Sierra leones constitution of 1991, reinstated in 1996. Awoko newspaper reports on tuesday 15th january, 2019 that action plus and focus were two local nongovernmental organisations amongst five local ngos audited by the audit service sierra leone that have complied with the objectives for which they were set up referencing the 2017 auditor generals report titled auditor generals 2017 report on the public accounts of sierra. The auditorgeneral and parliament the auditorgeneral should, within 12 months of. The action of the executive arm of government towards the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the auditorgeneral, a report debated and approved by parliament, has not been very effective in achieving the goals of improving public financial management reforms in sierra leone. Jun, 2018 the auditorgenerals 2016 report on the public accounts of sierra leone has been tabled in parliament on tuesday 12th june, 2018. The report of the auditor general on the public accounts of the republic of trinidad and tobago for the financial year 2016.
January 10, 2019 1 assl press release on three performance audit reports. April 2016 page iii this report has been prepared by. Accounting cash basis ipsas, adopted by the government of sierra leone. Auditor general to submit annual report to parliament. This commitment aimed to improve accountability and transparency in public procurement to minimize corruption and protect public funds. Auditor general releases report on sierra leonean diplomatic. Audit of financial statements for the sierra project public. The team conducted dozens of interviews with senior staff and professionals. The auditorgeneral and entities of government three months after the end of the financial year, mdas should submit to the auditorgeneral their annual financial statements. Public financial management act, 2016 act 921 by dr. Message of the auditor general to the public on the release of the auditor generals report for the period ending 31 st december 2017 the auditor generals mandate under article 163 3 of the constitution of the republic of uganda and as amplified by sections 1 and 19 of the national audit act, 2008, is to audit and report. Audit of the financial statements of the consolidated revenue fund account crfa the enactment of the public financial management act pfma in 2016 put public financial.
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