Para 3.2.16 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
3.2.16 The responsibilities for the scrutiny of travelling allowance bills are shared between the Controlling Officers and the Audit Officers because some of the checks prescribed above cannot be independently exercised by the Audit Office. Audit should ensure that the Controlling Officers properly exercise the scrutiny entrusted to them under the rules of the Government in relation to these bills.
What This Means
The responsibility for checking travelling allowance bills is shared between Controlling Officers and Audit Officers because some checks (like verifying that a journey actually happened) cannot be done independently by the audit office. The auditor's role includes ensuring that Controlling Officers are properly performing their part of the scrutiny as required under government rules.
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Key Points
- 1TA bill scrutiny responsibilities are shared between Controlling Officers and Audit Officers
- 2Some checks cannot be independently exercised by the Audit Office
- 3Audit must verify that Controlling Officers properly exercise their scrutiny duties
- 4Controlling Officers have first-hand knowledge of journey necessity and performance
- 5Division of responsibility is established by government rules
Practical Example
An auditor finds that a Controlling Officer has been countersigning all TA bills without any scrutiny — rubber-stamping claims regardless of amounts or routes. When the auditor test-checks a sample of 50 bills, they find 8 with inflated mileage claims and 3 where the journeys did not correspond to any official programme. The auditor reports the Controlling Officer's failure to exercise proper scrutiny.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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