Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland explained

Post:Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland
Incumbent:Dorinnia Carville
Department:Northern Ireland Audit Office
Seat:Belfast
Appointer:The Crown
Appointer Qualified:on advice of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure

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[1] came into effect establishing an auditing body for Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 transferred further powers to the Northern Ireland Audit Office.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2018 . 1418 . 3 . si . The Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 . 18 March 1987.