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<p>The National Audit Office, the principal state audit body in the United Kingdom,
provides independent external audit of DFID’s spending, including carrying out value
for money and other effectiveness reviews. DFID’s Annual Report and Accounts are also
subject to audit by the National Audit Office. The Comptroller and Auditor General
signed DFID’s 2014–15 Annual Report and Accounts on 9 July 2015 and issued an unqualified
audit opinion. Rigorous independent scrutiny of the effectiveness of DFID’s work is
also provided by the Independent Commission on Aid Impact which reports to the International
Development Select Committee in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s internal
audit department provides assurance over governance, risk management and control systems
through a programme of audits which cover DFID processes, departments and projects.
In 2014-15 the Secretary of State significantly scaled up internal audit and counter
fraud resources to strengthen internal capacity and skills, increase the depth and
breadth of assurance coverage, and ensure that all DFID country offices are audited
at least every other year. At a programme level, all organisations which receive funding
from DFID are required to provide evidence about the use of funds, including providing
independently audited financial statements to our programme managers.</p>
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