The Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador, Denise Hanrahan, today delivered the audit report on Members and Ministers Expenditures, specifically compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures regarding payment disbursements in relation to their respective roles. The Office’s audit analyzed House of Assembly policies and procedures for Members’ expenses and Executive Council policies and procedures for Ministerial expenses.

The audit found policies and procedures for Members of the House of Assembly were updated reactively, rather than proactively, and there were instances where Member and Ministerial expenditure policies and procedures did not intersect to prevent errors.  Non-compliance with expense policies and procedures, such as deficiencies in reporting and internal controls as well as misallocation of expenses between the House of Assembly and departments, were also found.

The full report can be found by visiting. www.ag.gov.nl.ca.

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“Our compliance audit concluded that there were issues regarding the clarity and completeness of Members and Ministers policies. Policies and procedures were not always kept up-to-date based on requirements and directions issued, and not all Members and Ministers expenditures complied with them. I am pleased to report that no fraud was detected and that the audit identified areas where administrative and control processes can be improved to reduce future issues.”
Denise Hanrahan
Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador

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