Download or read book Review of the National Audit Office s corporate governance written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Accounts Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-02-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents John Tiner's "Review of the National Audit Office's corporate governance". The head of the National Audit Office, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), is an Officer of the House of Commons appointed by the Queen, and is completely independent of Government and enjoys complete discretion over the discharge of his functions. The current C&AG has put in place a number of governance processes, but in their effectiveness these fall short of what is currently best practice. The NAO must remain independent, but work within systems of governance that are consistent with best practice, and follow relevant auditing and professional standards. The main proposals are: (1) the NAO should be formed as a body corporate with a governing board comprising a majority of independent non executive directors. Its main functions should be to set the strategy of the Office, support and oversee the work of the C&AG, ensure the Office conducts its business in an economic, efficient and effective way and satisfy itself that the systems of governance and internal controls operate effectively and to the highest standards. (2) The Chief Executive (the C&AG) should have complete personal discretion as to the audit judgements he reaches and the presentation of those judgements to the Public Accounts Committee and other committees of Parliament as may be necessary. (3) Both the Chairman and Chief Executive of the NAO Board would be appointed by the Queen on a motion from the House of Commons. The Chairman and the other non-executives should be appointed for a term of 3 years renewable once. The Chief Executive should be appointed for a fixed term of 8 years which cannot be renewed.
Download or read book Draft Clauses on Corporate Governance of the National Audit Office written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. The Public Accounts Commission and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2008 the Commission published their resopnse to John Tiner's review of the corporate governance of the National Audit Office. The Government agreed to make provision in the Constitutional Renewal Bill for those parts of our proposals which required legislation.This paper sets out how the Commission's proposals might be taken forward.The draft clauses and explanatory notes embody these proposals and reflect the decision that NAO Board should have nine memebers with a non-executive majority of one and the proposal for a prohibition on a former Comptroller and Auditor General (C & AG) accepting any post in any body which the C & AG has audited or which is in the figt of the Government. Further consideration to the C & AG remuneration. It is acknowledged that the draft clauses will need to be reviewed prior to inclusion in the Constitutional Renewal Bill
Download or read book Corporate governance of the National Audit Office written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Accounts Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-03-06 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Response to the Tiner Review contained in the Public Accounts Commission, 14th report, HC 328, session 2007-08 (ISBN 9780215513625)
Download or read book The Shareholder Executive and public sector businesses written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite privatisation, central and local government still own or part own a number of companies with a combined turnover of over £25 billion. Reconciling public policy with shareholder value can be problematic and so the Shareholder Executive was established in 2003 to improve the Government's ability to act as an effective shareholder. This report examines the impact of the Executive and whether it is on course to meet its objectives. The overall finding is that, to date, it has generally acted as an effective and intelligent shareholder and has proved value for money. However there issues that need to be addressed to allow the Executive to build on its early work. A number of recommendations are made, including moving it out of DTI and giving it independent status.
Download or read book Corporate Governance Beyond Compliance written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Corporate Governance Accountability and Transparency A Guide for State Ownership written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides viable policy options and a step-by-step road map on how to address typical difficulties, risks and hurdles that may be encountered in the governance of state-owned enterprises.
Download or read book Corporate Governance and Control written by Alex Dunlop and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical analysis of the aspects and areas of corporate life that can benefit from the presence of governance and control systems and procedures. These include: board arrangements; executive remuneration; environmental, ethical, health and safety and employment matters; and systems for risk assessment and internal control.
Download or read book Performance Audit Report written by Audit Office of New South Wales and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Supreme Audit Institutions and Good Governance Oversight Insight and Foresight written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report maps the activities of ten leading Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa and the United States.
Download or read book Government Auditing Standards 2018 Revision written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.
Download or read book National Audit Office NAO Government Contracting The Role of Major Contractors in the Delivery of Public Services HC 810 written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the memorandum 'The role of major contractors in the delivery of public services' the NAO sets out some of the benefits that can be achieved through contracting but highlights three issues that deserve greater public scrutiny. First, it raises questions about the way public service markets operate. This includes the need for scrutiny over whether public service contracts are sufficiently competitive and whether the rise of a few major contractors is in the public interest. Secondly, it highlights the issue of whether contractors' profits reflect a fair return. Understanding contractors' profits is important to ensure that their interests are aligned properly with that of the taxpayer. But transparency over rewards that contractors make is at present limited. Thirdly, the report asks how we know that contractors are delivering services to the high standards expected. In particular, government needs to ensure that large companies with sprawling structures are not paying 'lip-service' to control and that they have the right culture and control environment across their group. This requires transparency over contractors' performance and the use of contractual entitlement to information, audit and inspection. This should be backed up by the threat of financial penalties and being barred from future competitions if things are found to be wrong. A related report 'Managing government suppliers' (HC 811, session 2013-14, ISBN 9780102987034) examines the way the Cabinet Office is working to improve government's management of strategic suppliers.
Download or read book Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting Auditing and Corporate Governance UUM Press written by Noor Afza Amran and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting, Auditing and Corporate Governance offers theoretical and empirical background on three fundamental areas of accounting, namely financial reporting, auditing and corporate governance. This book is written in a clear and reader-friendly manner to create readers’ interest in the central issues of discussion. The uniqueness of this book is in its extensive coverage of national and internationally-oriented issues of financial reporting, auditing and corporate governance. This book is ideal for accounting and business related courses at upper undergraduate and post-graduate levels. With its broad coverage, the book should also be of interest to academicians, professionals, corporate managers, regulatory bodies and researchers.
Download or read book Corporate Governance and the Board what Works Best written by Richard M. Steinberg and published by Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation Institute. This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taking the measure of government performance written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good performance measurement frameworks show taxpayers what they are getting for their money and enable the Government to assess whether it is achieving its key objectives cost-effectively. In its final review of the quality of the data systems used by government departments to measure progress against Public Service Agreements (PSAs), the NAO concludes that the PSA framework provided a clear focus on the objectives that mattered for the then Government, and had gradually improved. The quality of data systems and of disclosures about measurement policies has risen: 58 per cent of PSA data systems, under 2007's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR07), were fit for purpose, up from 30 per cent under the 2002 Spending Review. The NAO notes, however, that a third of CSR07 systems needed strengthening to improve controls or transparency and 10 per cent of systems were not fit for purpose. PSAs became progressively more focused on key priorities, and more clearly stated however they generally did not make clear the extent to which outcomes were the result of government activity. And financial information has been poorly linked with PSA indicators. The apportionment of annual departmental expenditure was not broken down by the indicators used to report progress and did not facilitate more in-depth analysis of the cost of progress. This hinders strategic decision-making because it is not clear what allocation of available resources could achieve the best overall results. The ability to link financial and performance information is particularly significant at a time when public sector budgets face severe cuts.
Download or read book Corporate Governance A Policy Maker s Guide to Privatisation written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy makers and privatisation experts agree that it is critical to “get privatisation right.” A well-planned and executed transaction, backed by sound rationales, institutional and regulatory arrangements, good governance, and integrity can have consequences on future divestment activity by enhancing investor confidence while gaining the support of stakeholders and the public.
Download or read book The Corporate Governance Review written by Willem J. L. Calkoen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
