Sentences with phrase «auditor general john»

Auditor general John Bourn was appointed as an independent advisor to government ministers on the code of conduct following the row over culture secretary Tessa Jowell in March.

Auditor general John Bourn said government action must now be focused on tackling the «hard core of individuals who repeatedly behave in anti-social way» - 20 per cent of the sample received 55 of all interventions.

«The first full results of the new tax credit scheme since its introduction in April 2003 show that the level of claimant error and fraud was unacceptably high,» said auditor general John Bourn.

«Reaching those who are still not claiming is a formidable challenge, and requires the use of a number of different approaches, tailored to meet the needs of particular groups,» said auditor general John Bourn.

«Rules were broken,» says interim Auditor General John Wiersema.

The union's criticism of BC Hydro accounting practices echoes a warning made last fall by B.C. Auditor General John Doyle.

Not exact matches

Auditor - general Colin Murphy has found that state government ministers Kim Hames, John Day and Dean Nalder acted unreasonably and inappropriately when they withheld information from parliament.

VICTORIA — New Democrat Leader John Horgan is calling for the resignation of Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett after B.C.'s Auditor General blamed failures in his ministry for the tailings pond breach at Mount Polley.

Endorsements (announced June 9, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent Auditor Tom Schweich Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey House Majority Floor Leader Timothy Jones (announced Sept. 20, 2011) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (announced Oct. 4, 2011) Michael Gibbons; Former Senate President Pro Tempore Catherine Hanaway; Former Speaker of the State House Doug Russell; Former Missouri Republican Party Chairman Mike Kehoe; State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Sue Allen; State Representative Cloria Brown; State Representative Mike Cierpiot; State Representative John Diehl; State Representative Tom Flanigan; State Representative Glen Klippenstein; State Representative Bill Lant; State Representative Noel Torpey; State Representative Chuck Pryor; Former State Representative Todd Smith; Former State Representative Dean Dankleson; Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd; Platte County Prosecutor Kathy Swan; Cape Girardeau City Council Member Jeremy Boucher; St. Clair County Republican Chairman Robert Hull; Worth County Republican Chairman (announced Dec. 1, 2011) Steven Tilley; Speaker of the House George H. Walker III; Former U.S. Ambassador Harry Otto; Deputy State Auditor Ron Richard; State Senator Betty Sims; Former State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Gary Nodler; Former State Senator Jay Barnes; State Representative Scott Dieckhaus; State Representative Delus Johnson; State Representative Cole McNary; State Representative Dwight Scharnhorst; State Representative Sheila Solon; State Representative Gary Dusenberg; Former State Representative Brian Stevenson; Former State Representative J. Daniel Patterson; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Steven Stevenson; Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Gregg Grounds; Former Mayor of Blue Springs Stephen Holt; Jasper Collector of Revenue Dale Carter; Blue Springs City Council Member Larry Vincent; Cole County Collector Chris Wrigley; Cole County Commissioner Judy Lohman; Vice Chair, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Karen McCutcheon; Vice Chair Morgan County Republican Central Committee Louella Pryor; Treasurer, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Katie Smith; Former Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture Trish Vincent; Former Director, Missouri Department of Revenue (announced Dec. 2, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth (announced Jan. 12, 2012) U.S. Rep. Billy Long (CD - 7, SW corner of Missouri) Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer State Sen. Dan Brown State Sen. Mike Parson State Sen. David Pearce State Sen. Kurt Schaefer State Rep. Kathy Conway Cass County Committeeman Ryan Johnson St. Louis County Committeeman Jim Gwinner (announced March 5, 2012) Former Attorney General John Ashcroft (announced March 8, 2012) Former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (announced March 15, 2012) 14 more current and former officials including Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph

Sir John Bourn, the comptroller and auditor general, said: «Consultants are central to the work of our national health service and deserve to be paid properly for the work that they do.

The auditor, John Bourn, head of Britain's National Audit Office, also recommends that the organisation should formulate a policy for «dealing with the important and sensitive issues» of contracts awarded to countries represented on its executive board, which elects the director - general.