Manama: Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Auditor General of the National Audit Office (NAO), presented the NAO's 21st annual report for the professional year 2023/2024 to Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives, and Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, Chairman of the Shura Council. Shaikh Ahmed emphasized the support and patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, as well as the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, which have empowered entities under the NAO's audit mandate to address the recommendations and observations in its reports. According to Bahrain News Agency, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed further noted that the full independence granted to the NAO by law has enabled it to carry out its duties with efficiency and transparency. During separate meetings with the Speaker and the Shura Council Chairman, the Auditor General discussed enhancing cooperation in audit work and strengthening the principles o f integrity, honesty, and professionalism, to contribute to achieving the goals of the comprehensive development process led by HM the King. Based on the constitutional and legal framework of its establishment, the NAO conducts Financial, Performance, Compliance, and Information Systems Audit in addition to investigative Audit. The entities covered by the NAO's audit mandate include ministries, directorates, public organizations that constitute the administrative set-up of the Kingdom, the Shura Council, Council of Representatives, the Municipal Councils, companies in which the State holds more than 50% of their capital, or which the Kingdom guarantees a minimum profit or which it provides with financial assistance, and any other entity which HM the King authorizes the NAO to audit according to Article 4 of the NAO's Law. During the past professional year, the NAO completed 96 audit tasks and issued 142 reports. In addition, 96 follow-up reports were submitted to ensure that the entities subject to its audi t implement the recommendations received in previous years, and about 1010 recommendations were issued. During the professional year 2023/2024, the NAO followed up on the implementation of its recommendations in its previous reports, which revealed that audited entities implemented (or started implementing) 84.7% of the recommendations, an increase of 1.7% over the previous professional year.
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