Public Accountability and Governance Training for Accounting Officers

Cost: £460 +VAT for member organisations / £560 +VAT for non-member organisations

CEF operates on a cost recovery basis, therefore cancellations must be made no later than 5 WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE of the event, or the full fee will be charged for non-attendance.

 

The half-day seminar, held in the NI Audit Office (106 University Street, Belfast), is aimed at newly appointed Accounting Officers, and provides a refresher for those who have held the designation for some time.  It provides an essential and concise introduction to the principles and mechanisms of public accountability as they affect the handling of public money and all aspects of the conduct of public business.

Brian Whalley, an independent consultant and acknowledged expert in this field, will present the seminar which includes case study material, extracts from the proceedings of Public Accounts Committees, and contributions from the Comptroller and Auditor General, (NIAO) and the Department of Finance’s Treasury Officer of Accounts.

The programme will cover:

• The principles and conventions governing the accountability of the civil service and other public bodies to the Northern Ireland Assembly;
• ​Relationships between core government departments and their arm's length bodies;
• Regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility;
• The specific duties and responsibilities of the Accounting Officer;
• The principles governing the stewardship of public funds, and the proper conduct of public business;
• The role of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee; and
• Developments in corporate governance in the government sector.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

• There are a limited number of spaces on this course.
• To reserve your place please click on the REGISTER button above.