Second Report on the Inquiry into the Role of the Northern Ireland Assembly in Scrutinising the Executive's Budget and Expenditure

Northern Ireland Assembly Report 66/09/09/R, Fourth Report of Session 2009-10 - Report Together with the Minutes of Proceedings, Minutes of Evidence, Memoranda and Written Submissions Relating to the Report

Author:

Northern Ireland Assembly - Committee for Finance and Personnel

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

This 'Second Report on the Inquiry into the Role of the Northern Ireland Assembly in Scrutinising the Executive's Budget and Expenditure', is part of the ongoing process undertaken by the Committee for Finance and Personnel, which began in July 2008. Intended to be conducted in stages, the aim of the inquiry is to maximise the Assembly's contribution to the Northern Ireland Budget Process and enhance the role of Assembly Statutory Committees and Members in budget and financial scrutiny.

The first report of the inquiry, published in October 2008, formed the Committee's submission to the Department of Finance and Personnel's Review of the Northern Ireland Executive Budget 2008-11 Process, which reported in May 2010. This second report of the inquiry is the Committee's response to the recommendations arising from the Department's review.

The Committee finds that a number of the principles arising from both the Department's review and the Committee's inquiry could form the basis for modelling the future budget processes in terms of engagement, openness and transparency.

In the longer term, there is a case for the Assembly considering how its financial scrutiny system, including committee structures, could be reformed for enhanced effectiveness.

Extent	322 pages	ISBN	9780339603455
Size	A4	Price	£23.00
Format	Paperback	Published	21 Sep 2010
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