§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science 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".
§ Sir Keith JosephNine of the Department's staff are engaged in internal audit; none is on secondment. Grades and qualifications of the individuals are as follows:
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Grade Number Qualifications Principal 1 At present undertaking training for the diploma of the Institute of Internal Auditors (dip IIA). Senior executive officer 3 (1) Associate of Cost and Management Accountants. (2) Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians and expected to commence training for the dip IIA in September 1984. (3) Expected to commence training for the dip IIA in September 1984.
Grade Number Qualifications Higher executive officer 5 4 officers are at present undertaking training for the dip IIA. The unit works closely to the guidance provided in the Government internal audit manual and adheres to the nine primary standards. All future recruits to the unit will be expected to train for the IIA diploma.