§ Mr. Eggarasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list the number of (a) civil servants and (b) secondees, who are engaged in internal audit within his 24W Department and the grades and qualifications of each individual; and to what extent the establishment and work carried out by the unit deviates from the nine primary standards listed in "Government Accounting 9/82".
§ Mr. HayhoeAn internal audit unit, covering the Cabinet Office, including the management and personnel office, and the Privy Council Office, was set up in February 1984. A head of internal audit (civil servant; principal; CIPFA) has been appointed. He is currently preparing a programme of action and determining the unit's staffing requirements. The intention is that the unit should achieve the nine primary standards listed in "Government Accounting 9/82" once it becomes fully operational.