Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica

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The Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica is the supreme audit institution responsible for independently examining and reporting on the government’s use of public funds to promote transparency and accountability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
supreme audit institution ⓘ
accountabilityMechanism public audit reports ⓘ
reports tabled in Parliament ⓘ
coreValue accountability ⓘ
independence ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
objectivity ⓘ
transparency ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
function conduct compliance audits ⓘ
conduct financial audits of government ministries, departments and agencies ⓘ
conduct performance audits ⓘ
report audit findings to the Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
headedBy Auditor General of Jamaica ⓘ
independence operates independently of the executive branch ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Jamaica ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalStatus public body of Jamaica ⓘ
mandate examine the use of public funds by the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
promote accountability in the management of public resources ⓘ
promote transparency in the management of public resources ⓘ
objective improve public financial management in Jamaica ⓘ
strengthen public sector governance in Jamaica ⓘ
oversightOf agencies of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
departments of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
ministries of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
purpose ensure that public funds are used effectively ⓘ
ensure that public funds are used efficiently ⓘ
ensure that public funds are used for their intended purposes ⓘ
relatedConcept public financial accountability in Jamaica ⓘ
transparency in government spending in Jamaica ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
role external auditor of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
sector public finance oversight ⓘ
public sector auditing ⓘ
typeOfAudit compliance audit ⓘ
financial statement audit ⓘ
value-for-money audit ⓘ

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Public Accounts Committee of Jamaica → relatedTo → Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica ⓘ
Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica → headedBy → Auditor General of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica