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<p> </p><p>In 2011, £28,861 of duplicate supplier payments were identified by the
Department and its agencies, and were all recovered. No duplicate payments have been
identified in subsequent years.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines,
the Department commissioned a spend recovery audit in 2010. This reported that:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><em>The quantity of payment errors identified during our review (0.0002%)
highlighted that the internal controls used by DfT have been effective in limiting
supplier overpayments. Overall the accounts payable function is well managed and controlled.</em></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In view of this advice, the DfT decided that formal appraisal
of potential duplicate payments, either internal or external, did not represent a
good use of public money for the years after 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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