Fraud Review

On 31 May 2013, the Public Accounts Committee published the Ernst & Young report on financial controls in relation to fraud in the States of Guernsey, together with its covering report. You can find both reports here.

Statement on Fraud Review Stage 1

Below is the speech I made in the May 2013 States’ meeting setting out the findings of the Public Accounts Committee’s review into the financial controls of the States of Guernsey in relation to Fraud. Sir, When it was announced in July 2012 that the States of Guernsey had been…

Statement on progress in Fraud Review

I made the following statement as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee at the November 2012 States meeting. Sir, I am making this statement to update Members about progress in terms of the investigation into the July Fraud and its Review. Having spoken to the Minister of Treasury and…

Fraud Review questions

At the November 2012 States meeting I provided answers to a set of Rule 5 questions asked by Deputy Peter Gillson. Question 1. Could the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee please explain why the Committee felt it preferable to inform Members of this Assembly that Ernst &…

Statement on the review into the fraud against the States of Guernsey

This Statement was made by me, as Chair of the Public Accounts Committe, at the Meeting of the States on 25 September 2012. Deputy Bailiff, Members of the States I am making this statement further to last week’s publication of the terms of reference for the Public Accounts Committee’s…

Terms of Reference of PAC Fraud Inquiry

Below is the Media Release issued on 19 September, accompanying the Terms of Reference for the Fraud Inquiry, which are attached. The Public Accounts Committee has published its terms of reference for its review prompted by the fraud committed against the States of Guernsey reported in July 2012. This will…

Public Accounts Committee media release re Fraud Inquiry

Below is the media release published on 2 August 2012 by the Public Accounts Committee confirming that it would be investigating the circumstances surrounding the fraud against the States of Guernsey. In light of the recent £2.6 million fraud committed against the States of Guernsey, the Public Accounts Committee…