Uncleared advances as of 2008 now up to $201M

Mar 16, 2010 News

…some officials coming forward at last

Following reports in this publication as it relates to uncleared monies handed over to officials as conference advances and the fact that they have not been presenting the necessary documentation to account for how it was spent, this newspaper has been reliably informed that some have started to submit.
This newspaper has also managed to get the figures for 2008, which represent an additional 117 advances to the tune of $29M, bringing the total uncleared advances to some $201M.
According to the 2006 Auditor General report, “Conference Advances continued to be uncleared long after they have been granted.”
It was pointed out that at the time of that audit, in March 2007, there were 377 advances totaling $91.1M for the years 2003 to 2005 that remained uncleared.
The issue recently took centre stage on the agenda of the Public Accounts Committee during scrutiny of the 2006 Auditor General’s report.
During the period under review, namely 2006, according to the Conference Advances Register, amounts totaling $180.103M were expended on 287 overseas conferences and official visits, of which 131 advances totaling $57.603M remained outstanding at the time of reporting.
The following year’s report stated that the Conference Advances Register revealed that for 2007, there were 138 advances totaling $51.239M, which were still to be cleared.
This was compounded by the fact that 195 advances totaling $64.973M for the years 2004 to 2006 are still to be cleared.
The Ministry at that time had stated that while some of the recipients were tardy in clearing their advances, others had submitted documentation to clear their advances, but due to the Department’s staffing situation, there were delays.
It was further stated that the delinquent officers were written to, requesting them to submit documentation to clear their advances.

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