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The Role of the Audit

Under the Public Appointments Order in Council 2002, the Commissioner is required to audit appointment policies and practices in relation to appointments within her remit in order to establish whether her Code of Practice is being observed.

Each year a selection of public appointments within the Commissioner’s remit are formally audited by independent auditors, retained by the Commissioner. Additional audits may be conducted if the Commissioner considers it necessary. These may cover issues arising from a previous audit or relate to an individual complaint or a series of complaints.

In order to facilitate the work of the independent auditors, departments are required to ensure that there is a full and complete audit trail of records readily available. All documentation (including any paperwork handled by recruitment consultants and interview evaluation forms) must be held by the relevant government department.

The result of the audit is published in summary form in the Commissioner’s Annual Report.