Public Accounts Committee concerned over delays in getting AG’s advice, police reports

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Monday requested that Finance Secretary Dr Hector Butts compile for the Attorney-General a comprehensive list of cases for which various government agencies are awaiting his advice.

Butts was also asked to construct a matrix of outstanding police reports that are affecting the reconciliation of these agencies’ accounts.

Four agencies appeared before the PAC when it met at the Public Buildings on Monday. During the presentations by the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority (formerly the Deeds Registry), the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security (now Ministry of Social Protection), Ministry of Home Affairs (now Ministry of Public Security) and the