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- The Upgrade of the Belfast to Bangor Railway Line
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In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on corporate governance in the public sector and how it might be improved. The need to promote and encourage good corporate governance within departments and their Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) in Northern Ireland has been underscored by several high profile cases of weaknesses which became the subjects of recent NIAO and PAC reports. The NIAO conducted a review of the relationships between a sample of Northern Ireland Departments and their ALBs and their findings are detailed in the report linked to below.
A report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office relating to the project to upgrade the Belfast to Bangor railway line. The report highlights issues relating to the monitoring and management of one of the Department’s ALBs.
Since 1998, Northern Ireland Departments have been required to publishing Public Service Agreements (PSAs) covering each three-year government spending cycle. Each PSA specifies targets to be used within the period to measure performance against key departmental objectives. The Northern Ireland Audit Office conducted a review of Department's compliance with good practice in relation to specifying PSA targets and reporting on performance. Their findings are detailed in the report linked below.
