State Control Committee () is a permanent

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committee which oversees issues of

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and the

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institution. The Committee was established in the Eighth Knesset, and its first meeting was held on February 26, 1974.

Activity

According to the Knesset's regulations, the committee's areas of responsibility are discussion of the reports of the

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and the

; powers under the Basic Law: State Comptroller and other laws; and the status and powers of internal auditors. The State Comptroller in Israel also serves as the Ombudsman. According to Section 6 (a) of the State Comptroller Law 1958, “The Comptroller shall act in liaison with the Knesset’s State Control Committee and shall report to it on his activities at any time he deems fit or as required by the committee.” The committee translates the conclusions and recommendations of the State Comptroller into practical language, by discussing his findings and inviting representatives of relevant government

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to appear before it. The State Comptroller Law regulates in detail the working relationship between the State Comptroller and the committee, and grants it the authority to establish an investigative committee to investigate his findings (section 14 of the law), as well as to summon officials of the audited bodies before it (section 18 of the law) and even to demand that they appear before it. Anyone who is required to appear before the committee and fails to do so is liable to a fine. The committee usually has a subcommittee on

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, and

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. It also has a committee of two, which includes the

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of State Control Committee and the

of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee. The committee of two discusses sensitive audit issues that, due to their

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, cannot be discussed even in the closed forum of the State Audit Subcommittee. Historically, the

of the committee would be a member of the

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. In 2008, the Knesset regulations enshrined this situation.אוריאנה אלמסי ואהוד בקר
השתייכות יושבי-ראש הוועדות הקבועות של הכנסת לקואליציה ולאופוזיציה
באתר מרכז המחקר והמידע (ממ"מ) של הכנסת, 6 במאי 2020

References

External links

Official site
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