Report to

CBC Steering CommitteeSubcommittee on Peer Review

SAI of Slovak Republic

Stockholm, SwedenSeptember 2015

Presenter: Igor ŠulajVice-President

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Subcommittee 14 members

Chair: Slovakia Vice-Chair: Bangladesh

Austria Croatia Estonia European Court of Audit Germany

Hungary Morocco Poland USA Indonesia Sweden

Peru

cooperation:

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INTOSAI CBC Subcommittee

The Subcommittee discharges its duties following

the Action plan 2013 – 2016 as noted by

the INCOSAI in Beijing 2013.  

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Task:To assess and

document existing peer review

arrangements and disseminate

peer review results.

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Selected facts from survey: 49 Peer review reports published on CBC web site; ISSAI 5600 and Checklist used primarily for:

• Memorandum of Understanding,• peer review planning, and • selection of topics and questions.

4 SAIs involved in 40% of peer review as peer reviewers.

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22 21 2016

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Selected facts from survey:18 SAIs expressed willingness to be peer reviewing entity.

WORKING GROUP No of SAI

EUROSAI 7OLACEF 1ASOSAI 4

ARABOSAI 3AFROSAI E 2

PASAI 1

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Task:

Foster environment where voluntary per reviews are seen as

beneficial

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Informing INTOSAI community through

INTOSAI Journal of Governemnt Auditing INTOSAI Governing Board CBC web page www.intosaicbc.org GT 1 (EUROSAI) INTOSAI GENERAL SECRETARIAT

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Task:

Updating Peer Review Guidelines

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ISSAI 5600 draft presented to Steering Committe

reworked several times over two years; several INTOSAI members (especially the

European Court of Auditors) provided valuable and irreplaceable advice and hands-on contribution;

practical, reader friendly format with clear and easy to follow structure and language;

encompasses the latest knowledge and development in the peer review field.

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Subcommittee on Peer Review

conclusions,recommendation

s and future tasks.

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1. Continue revising ISSAI 5600.2. Global conference/workshop on Good practice for peer

review (2017)3. Continue work with peer review surveys.4. Encourage INTOSAI community to share available peer

review documentation.5. Encourage selected SAIs and also working regions

outside EUROSAI to come forward as possible per reviewing SAI.

6. Further promote peer reveiw as tool for quality assurance

7. Draw attention to fact 20 % of SAIs doesn´t have web page.

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