Question NW2296 to the Minister of Finance
28 July 2015 - NW2296
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)With reference to the consolidated report on the audit outcomes of local government for the 2013-14 financial year, what are the names of the 12 auditees where management did not investigate all incidents of possible fraud or improper conduct in supply chain management processes in the 2012-13 financial year as recommended by the Auditor-General; (2) (a) how many findings were reported for each of the 12 auditees and (b) why were all of the findings not investigated, in each case? NW2657E
Reply:
The department is currently gathering the information required to respond to this question as it is not information that is readily available. After the details of the 12 auditees referred to in the General report have been received from the Auditor General, each of these municipalities will be requested to provide the details of the cases that constituted the total of the irregular expenditure in question in order to respond to part two of the question.
The response will be provided as soon as possible after this information is made available.