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Audit, Accountability and Government (Hardcover)
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Audit, Accountability and Government (Hardcover)
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This book explains, from a public law perspective, the
constitutional purpose and significance of audit, a topic which has
been largely neglected, and casts light on important aspects of
accountability in the British system of government. The book
suggests that audit, as an accountability mechanism, has been
underplayed to date and that greater significance should be
attributed to its role in delivering both democratic accountability
and, within government, managerial accountability. The focus of the
book is central government audit in Britain, but the constitutional
role of audit at a local level and at a European Union level is
also considered. The book begins by explaining, in a non -technical
way, the basic concepts of accounting and audit, and sets audit in
its historical context. The different types of audit and the
institutional framework within which audit is conducted are then
analysed. Any shortcomings in each area are identified and
suggestions for change are explored. The constitutional
significance of the changes to the role of audit that are currently
taking place are analysed, as are the effects of developments, such
as the creation of agencies, contracting-out, and more recently,
resource accounting and budgeting and devolution, on the
constitutional role of audit. The fundamental principles, both
institutional and substantive, of public sector audit are
identified and new tasks that audit could fulfil at central
government level are proposed.
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