Helping Supreme Audit Institutions apply international auditing standards – Backgrund information for donors

Flyer- Supporting SAIs in Complex and Challenging Contexts

Y en Español:

Ayudar a implementar las normas internacionales de auditoría – Information de contexto

Volante – Apoyo a las EFS en contextos complejos y desafiantes

Et en français:

Aider les ISC a appliquer les normes internationels d’audit – note d’information

Soutenir les ISC évoluant dans des contextes difficiles et complexes – prospectus

وباللغة العربية

Arabic – A background briefing for international development partners

Arabic – Flyer supporting SAIs in complex and challenging contexts

Helping Supreme Audit Institutions apply international auditing standards – A background briefing for parliaments

Flyer – Supporting SAIs in Complex and Challenging Contexts – An introduction for parliaments

Court systems: Helping Supreme Audit Institutions apply international auditing standards – A background briefing for parliaments 

Court systems: Flyer – Supporting SAIs in Complex and Challenging Contexts – An introduction for parliaments

Et en francais:

Aider les institutions supérieures de contrôle à appliquer les normes internationales d’audit

Soutenir les institutions supérieures de contrôle dans des contextes difficiles et complexes – prospectus

Cours des comptes: Aider les institutions supérieures de contrôle à appliquer les normes internationales d’audit

Cours des comptes: Soutenir les institutions supérieures de contrôle dans des contextes difficiles et complexes – prospectus

وباللغة العربية

Arabic – A background briefing for parliaments Helping SAIs apply ISSAIs

Arabic – Flyer – Supporting SAIs in challening and complex contexts – information for parliaments

Court systems: Arabic – A background briefing to helping SAIs apply ISSAIs

SAIs in complex and challenging contexts were initially discussed at the CBC annual meeting in Lima, Peru in 2014, at the initiative of CREFIAF. As a result of those discussions, a small task group was set up to explore the issues and propose a way forward. That task group consisted of representatives from the SAIs of the Netherlands, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and Sweden, and from the IDI. Their work resulted in the creation of a workstream, which now includes the SAIs of Afghanistan, Liberia, Netherlands, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Sweden, as well as IDI, as members.

The initial terms of reference was approved by the CBC Steering Committee during the CBC Annual Meeting in Cape Town in October 2016 and endorsed by INCOSAI in Abu Dhabi two months later. The priorities of the workstream are based on experiences by SAIs currently or previously working in states in different levels of fragility, and by donors and partners working with SAIs in such contexts. The experiences have been collected through a selection of interviews and discussions as well as reports and articles.

The work stream held its first meeting in conjunction with the CBC meeting in Washington D.C. in September 2017 and now holds regular skype meetings.

A revised terms of reference was approved by the CBC Steering Committee during its meeting in Kuwait in 2018.

20180905 Terms of Reference ACCC

The workstream has adopted a work plan and has shared the responsibility for the different activities among members. The group is assisted by a consultant, David Goldsworthy of Development Action Ltd. UK, in some of the activities.

INTOSAI members interested in contributing to the workstream are invited to contact SAI Sweden, Anna Jannesson: anna.jannesson@riksrevisionen.se.

Some of the activities and results include:

• In December 2019, the ACCC workstream carried out a workshop in Kuala Lumpur, please see the results from this event here: 20191212-13 ACCC Kuala Lumpur workshop report final
• In October 2019, the ACCC workstream convened a meeting for a small group of SAIs from the ARABOSAI region to share experiences and to explore opportunities for a longer-term strategy of mutual support. See the full report here: Final workshop report, ACCC Tunis Octber 2019.
• Information materials developed to support SAI-donor contacts relating to ISSAI implementation – Helping Supreme Audit Institutions apply international auditing standards and Supporting SAIs in Complex and Challenging Contexts (flyer)
• Information materials developed to support SAI-parliament contact relating to ISSAI implementation – Helping Supreme Audit Institutions apply international auditing standards – A background briefing for parliaments and Flyer- Supporting SAIs in Complex and Challenging Contexts – An introduction for parliaments
• Webinars held 3-4 times per year, on topics of relevance to SAIs auditing in complex and challenging contexts – https://www.intosaicbc.org/webinars/
• Stories shared, showing how SAIs have addressed or managed to overcome challenges related to complex and challenging contexts – https://www.intosaicbc.org/acccgoodstories/
• The workstream invited Auditors General, Deputy Auditors General and some staff from Zimbabwe, South Africa, South Sudan, Palestine and Rwanda, and CEO and staff from AFROSAI-E, to a forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, 28-29 March, 2018 –  Johannesburg forum final report
• Paper developed: State building in fragile situations

2020

20200528 Final ACCC meeting notes

20200123 ACCC skype-meeting notes final

2019

20190703 ACCC Tokyo meeting minutes

20190423 Minutes ACCC Skype conference

20190206 Minutes ACCC Skype conference

2018

20181205 Minutes ACCC telephone meeting

20181024 Minutes CBC Work Stream ACCC

20180903 Minutes SAIs in Fragile Situations 

20180529 Minutes CBC workstream SAIs in Fragile Situations – and discussion paper: Issues to consider in deciding to change the name of the workstream

20180320 Minutes CBC workstream SAIs in Fragile Situations

20180116 Minutes CBC Work Stream SAIs in Fragile Situations

2017

20171024 Minutes skype meeting CBC work stream SAIs in Fragile Situations

20170929 Minutes CBC work stream SAIs in fragile situations meeting Washington DC

ACCC dashboard 2019 and ACCC workplan dashboard format

SAIs in fragile situations dashboard – Kuwait 2018

20180202 State building in fragile situations

CBC dashboard report SAIs in fragile situations 2017

Johannesburg forum – final report

The workstream has adopted a work plan. Responsibility for the different activities is shared among the workstream members.

ACCC workplan dashboard format

According to the terms of reference, the CBC aims to develop different methods and approaches to support SAIs in complex and challenging contexts as well as donors and partner organizations working with them. This may include both awareness raising and knowledge sharing and the provision of more practical advice and guidance.

Potential outputs may, for example, include:

• Lessons learned and case studies based on experiences of SAIs and/or their development partners;
• Good practice guidance for SAIs auditing in complex and challenging contexts, their partner SAIs/organizations, INTOSAI regions and donors;
• Materials and models to support SAIs in identifying first step- and next step solutions to challenges identified;
• Development of training materials for SAI staff and consultants engaged in, or planning to engage in change agent roles with SAIs auditing in complex and challenging contexts for use by providers of support;
• An open dialogue and sharing of experiences between the SAIs concerned and between their partners and donors, respectively.

For further information, please contact Anna Jannesson at the Swedish National Audit Office: anna.jannesson@riksrevisionen.se.

Swedish National Audit Office (lead)

Supreme Audit Office of Afghanistan

General Auditing Commission, Liberia

National Audit Department of Malaysia

Netherlands Court of Audit

State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau, Palestine

Audit Service Sierra Leone

National Audit Chamber of Sudan

INTOSAI Development Initiative