EUROSAI. Magazine N21 - 2015

EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS REPORTS OF EUROSAI GOAL TEAMS, WORKING GROUPS, TASK FORCE AND MONITORING COMMITTEE 34 www.eurosai.org · N.º 21 - 2015 1. The 2014-2017 TFA&E mandate and working plan The IX EUROSAI Congress, gathered in the Hague in June 2014, decided to extend the TFA&E mandate for the period 2014-2017. This decision followed a proposal made by the Task Force members. Having discussed the issue, they considered that, while the projects included in the TFA&E 2012-2014 working plan had been fulfilled, the progress made and the expectations raised showed also that important work could be further conducted. The TFA&E observed that initiatives and practices to manage and audit ethics in European SAIs are still very asymmetric and that some SAIs are developing practices and methods in the field, which means that exchanging experiences and producing guidance still seems promising and enriching. On the other hand, the ISSAI 30 review process appeared as an important opportunity to contribute to ISSAI development and strengthening. Furthermore, several SAI expressed the need and interest that the TFA&E further explores ways in this subject area. To meet the interests raised in SAIs and the commitment of the TFA&E members to go further and provide a sustainable response to them, the TFA&E renewed mandate was supported in the 2014-2017 working plan, including two main goals: • • Goal 1: Promote ethics as a pillar of SAIs. • • Goal 2: Promote ethical conduct in public organisations through the SAIs’ activities. Within the first goal, the TFA&E objectives intend to: • • Raise awareness on the importance of ethics as a key pillar of SAIs, focusing notably on leadership role, on implementation practices and on people. • • Strengthen the ethics’monitoring and control systems in SAIs. THE EUROSAI TASK FORCE ON AUDIT AND ETHICS (TFA&E): LATEST DEVELOPMENTS The SAI of Portugal Chair of the EUROSAI Task Force on Audit & Ethics