Welcome
The Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts is one of nine permanent all-party committees of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The Committee reviews and reports to the Legislative Assembly on the audit reports of the Auditor General of British Columbia, providing a public forum for the scrutiny of the economy, effectiveness, and efficiency of government organizations. The Committee also reviews the follow-up action plans by audited government organizations implementing report recommendations.
Terms of Reference
On March 1, 2016, the Legislative Assembly agreed:
- That all reports of the Auditor General of British Columbia transmitted to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly be deemed referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, with the exception of the report referred to in section 22 of the
Auditor General Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 2, which is referred to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services; and,
- That the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts be the committee referred to in sections 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 of the
Auditor General Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 2.
In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the committee be empowered:
- to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the committee and to delegate to the subcommittee all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;
- to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
- to retain personnel as required to assist the committee;
and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.
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Follow Up Process
The Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts adopted a new follow up process on June 3, 2015 to strengthen its review of work by government organizations in implementing Office of the Auditor General audit report recommendations. The new follow up process includes the receipt of detailed action plans from audited government ministries and agencies to support Committee Members with their consideration of audit reports as well as regular updates.
More detail on the Committee's follow up process, as well as links to government action plans presented during the Committee's meetings on Office of the Auditor General audit reports, will be posted below as they become available.
Actions Plans Presented at Committee Meetings:
Ministry of Energy and Mines and Ministry of Environment action plan, An Audit of Compliance and Enforcement in the Mining Sector, June 6, 2016
Ministry of Education action plan, An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System, February 3, 2016
Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services action plan:
The Status of Government's General Computing Controls: 2014, February 3, 2016
Ministry of Finance action plan,
Monitoring Fiscal Sustainability, February 2, 2016
Ministry of Finance action plan,
Budget Process Examination Phase 1: Revenue, February 2, 2016
Ministry of Health action plan, An Audit of the Panorama Public Health IT System, November 2, 2015
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Action Plan,
Effectiveness of B.C. Community Corrections, November 23, 2016
Ministry of Finance,
An Audit of Mid-Size Capital Procurement in Post-Secondary Institutions, November 23, 2016
Ministry of Advanced Education Action Plan,
An Audit of Mid-Size Capital Procurement in Post-Secondary Institutions, November 23, 2016
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services and Ministry of Finance Action Plan,
Getting IT Right: Achieving Value from Government Information Technology Investments, November 23, 2016
Office of the Chief Information Officer and Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Action Plan,
Management of Mobile Devices: Assessing the moving target in B.C., November 23, 2016
Ministry of Finance/Financial Institutions Commission Action Plan,
Credit Union Supervision in B.C., October 5, 2016
Ministry of Education Action Plan,
Improving Budgeting and Expenditure Management in the Public Education System, October 5, 2016
Ministry of Education Action Plan,
Improving Budgeting and Expenditure Management in the Public Education System, October 5, 2016
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