The Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (C&AG) is the public official in charge of the
Northern Ireland Audit Office, the body responsible for auditing most of
Northern Ireland's public bodies. The current auditor general is Dorinnia Carville.
History and responsibilities
On 18 March 1987, The Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987
came into effect establishing an auditing body for Northern Ireland. The
Northern Ireland Act 1998
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The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed Westminster to devolve power to Northern Ireland, after decades of direct rule.
It renamed the New Northern Ireland Assembly, establi ...
transferred further powers to the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
List of auditors general
See also
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Auditor general
An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations.
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Comptroller
A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accountancy, accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior- ...
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Comptroller and Auditor General (United Kingdom)
The comptroller and auditor general (C&AG) in the United Kingdom is the government official responsible for supervising the quality of public accounting and financial reporting. The C&AG is an officer of the British House of Commons, House of Com ...
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Auditor General for Wales
The Auditor General for Wales () is the public official in charge of the Audit Wales, formerly known as the Welsh Audit Office, the body responsible for auditing the Welsh Government, its public bodies, National Health Service bodies and local g ...
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Auditor General for Scotland
References
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Government audit officials
Auditing in the United Kingdom
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