Public Accounts - Twenty-Ninth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 July 1999.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
Introduction and Summary
of Conclusions and Recommendations
Background
The General Budget
of the European Union: roles and responsibilities
Previous reports of the
Committee of Public Accounts
The resignation of the
Commission in March 1999
There is a lack of clarity
about who is accountable to whom and for what
Financial management
Conclusions
There is a cultural emphasis
on devising policy without regard to effective management
Implementing Community
policies
The complexity of regulations
Shifting the focus to
objectives and outcomes
Conclusions
Outdated staffing codes
inhibit effective management
The impact of staffing
codes
Staff code
Proper conduct of public
business and whistleblowing
Conclusions
Financial Reporting,
audit and follow-up arrangements are inadequate
The quality of financial
information
The presentation of the
Court's report
Following up the Court's
recommendations
Conclusions
The Community's arrangements
for combatting fraud
The current approach
to detecting and combatting fraud
The independence of the
new anti-fraud body
Arrangements for the
investigation and prosecution of fraud in Member States
The need for transparency
in the handling of fraud investigations
Conclusions
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
RELATING TO THE REPORT
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