ADVANCING AUDIT ACCOUNTABILITY A PRESENTATION BY AUDIT SERVICE

ADVANCING AUDIT ACCOUNTABILITY (A PRESENTATION BY AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE) AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 1

OUTLINE ```` ENGAGEMENT WITH CSOs ENGAGEMENT WITH PAC OPEN BUDGET SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH ACC LESSONS FROM REAL TIME AUDIT CHALLENGES CONCLUSION AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 2

ENGAGEMENT WITH CSOs ASSL’S COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (CO) MEETS WITH CSOs Town hall meetings Joint radio discussions Annual discussion on AG’s report Training on Audit Process, Audit Opinion and how to interprete the AG’s Report Technical Support on Audit Issues (Scorecard etc) GREATEST INTEREST FROM ACCOUNTABILITY BODIES Budget Advocacy Network Center for Accountability & Rule of Law Institute for Government Reforms Transparency International CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT WITH CSOs IN SPECIFIC SECTORS – EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES etc AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 3

• ENGAGEMENT WITH PAC MEMBERSHIP CHANGES WITH GOVERNMENT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW PAC TRAINING OF NEW PAC POLITICAL DYNAMICS 4

• OPEN BUDGET SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS: Establish formal mechanisms for the public to contribute to relevant audit investigations Ensure the supreme audit institution has adequate funding to perform its duties Ensure audit processes are reviewed by an independent agency 5

Relationship with the ACC The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is tasked with investigating and prosecuting corruption. An existing Mo. U spells out a working cooperation between ACC & ASSL shares findings with the ACC that the latter could investigate and prosecute in a court of law AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 6

LESSONS FROM REAL TIME AUDITS ENHANCES SAI’S RELEVANCE AND VISIBILITY MORE PRACTICAL & IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES PREPARES GOVERNMENT FOR FUTURE INCIDENCES 7

CHALLENGES NON INTEREST FROM SECTORAL CSOs NO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PERFORMANCE AUDITS UNSYSTEMATIC HEARINGS STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC SHORT TERM PAC CYCLE AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 8

Conclusion GOING FORWARD, WE WILL PURSUE: CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH PAC CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT INTERESTED CSOs WITH NON CONTINUOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH SAIs AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 9

THANK YOU AUDIT SERVICE SIERRA LEONE 10