The National Audit Office and the Select Committee System 1979–2019
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6312045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Midgley (0000-0002-6998-6088, National Audit Office, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 779-798 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsz034 |
| OpenAlex | W2975146511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
This is the first account of the relationship between select committees and the National Audit Office (NAO). The relationship has been often dismissed, but this article argues that it has been vital for the success of the committee system. Initially, both the committees and the audit office were established to strengthen the scrutiny of public administration. Despite the intentions of the early reformers, they did not initially collaborate. In the 1990s and 2000s, early reluctance gave way to enthusiastic collaboration between the two institutions. Initially, this collaboration focussed on financial and environmental scrutiny, but it has since expanded as the auditors have gained more confidence and the committees more familiarity with their work. Now the NAO advises committees on subjects such as European Union exit, which it would have never discussed with them only 40 years previously. This article provides both an account of that collaboration and an explanation for why the NAO and the committees have become so closely associated
Administration (probate law · Audit · Audit Committee · Business · Chief audit executive · Internal audit · Joint audit · Political science · Public relations · Scrutiny · Work (physics · Accounting · Engineering · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Public Administration
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Variegated Accountability
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |