Objective
5a:
Ensure
accountable
and
efficient
public
office
holders
and
civil
servants
3.15
Bureaucracy
and
inefficient
procedures
in
the
public
service
3.15.1
Build
capacity
of
MDAs
to
formulate
and
implement
policies
in
MTEF
Then
Ministry
of
Finance
and
Economic
Planning
(MOFEP)
has
instituted
a
continuous
training
programme
to
train
staff
of
all
District
Planning
Coordinating
Units
(DPCUs)
in
District
Composite
Budgeting
to
equip
them
with
the
ability
to
prepare
their
budgets
using
the
Medium
Term
Expenditure
Framework
(MTEF).
MOFEP
in
collaboration
with
the
Ministry
of
Local
Government,
Rural
Development
and
Environment
(MLGRD&E)
has
prepared
Guidelines
that
will
aid
the
preparation
of
District
Composite
Budget.
3.15.2
Set
up
institutional
structures
to
regulate
public
procurement,
internal
audit
and
financial
administration
as
provided
for
in
laws
and
regulations
a)
Public
Procurement
A
Public
Procurement
Authority
(PPA)
has
been
established
following
the
publication
of
the
Executive
Instrument
(E.I.
13)
on
the
revised
edition
of
the
Laws
of
Ghana.
PPA
has
also
set
up
a
seven-‐member
Appeal
and
Complaints
Committee
to
receive,
investigate
and
advise
the
Authority
on
complaints
from
individuals
and
institutions
concerning
public
procurement.
The
Authority
has
also
established
Entity
Tender
Committees
and
Review
Boards
in
MDAs
and
MMDAs.
b)
Internal
Audit
An
Internal
Audit
Agency
has
been
established
as
per
the
Internal
Audit
Agency
Act,
2003
(Act
658)
c)
Financial
Administration
The
Financial
Administration
Tribunal
has
not
been
established
as
mandated
by
the
Financial
Administration
Act,
2003
(Act
654).
3.15.3
Build
capacity
of
civil
society
to
monitor
public
policy
Government
does
not
provide
funding
for
civil
society
to
build
their
capacities.
However,
civil
society
actors
are
invited
to
participate
in
various
workshops
that
monitor
public
policies.
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