§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the number of (a) civil servants and (b) secondees, who are engaged in internal audit within his 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. Peter WalkerMy internal audit section is headed by a secondee and is staffed by nine civil servants. Their grades and qualifications are as follows:
Grade and qualifications
Principal
- Chartered accountant on secondment from Deloitte Haskins & Sells, chartered accountants. Relevant degree.
3 senior executive officers
- One with a non-relevant degree.
3 higher executive officers
- One with a non-relevant degree studying for a diploma from the Institute of Internal Auditors.
- One studying for a certificate from the Institute of Certified Accountants.
3 executive officers
- One with a relevant degree, HNC business studies and studying for a diploma from the Institute of Internal Auditors.
- Two with non-relevant degrees. One studying for a diploma from the Institute of Internal Auditors.
One senior executive officer has recently returned from a one-year secondment to the audit department of Touche Ross & Co., chartered accountants.
The establishment and work of my Department's internal audit section comply with the standards recommended in Government Accounting 9/82. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, a body funded by my Department, has its own internal audit unit.