Question reference: S6W-20637
- Date lodged: 14 August 2023
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 September 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the review of credit card spending by the civil service, announced by the First Minister on 8 August 2023, what the terms of reference will be; who will lead the review; to whom it will report; how many civil servants will be assigned to work on the review; what the estimated budget is for the review, and how long it anticipates the review will last.
Answer
Scottish Government Internal Audit have initiated an independent review which will focus on the following areas:
1) Review of policy and compliance
2) Analysis of transactions to identify areas of non-compliance e.g. personal use, unauthorised expenditure.
Resource of 2 members of staff and budget for 15 days have been allocated for the review. This will be funded through standard arrangements for providing an internal audit service. A draft report on the review is anticipated to be provided to the Permanent Secretary and Director of Procurement and Property by 1 September, with interim findings on focused transactions review expected before then.