Audit and Accountability in Voluntary Grammar and Grant-Maintained Integrated Schools

For Voluntary Grammar (VG) and Grant-Maintained Integrated (GMI) schools (which are funded directly by the Department of Education) the Accounting Officer receives the necessary assurances required in relation to funding for these schools through the Audit and Accountability section in Schools’ Finance Branch which:

Determines the conditions that VG and GMI schools must comply with using grant provided by the Department;

• Ensures that Boards of Governors comply with conditions of grant;
• Monitors spending in individual schools and ensures that budgetary limits are not exceeded; and
• Ensures that financial and management controls are in place in schools which are appropriate and sufficient to safeguard public funds and ensure value for money

This section contains documents which relate to Audit and Accountability issues specifically in the Voluntary Grammar and Grant-Maintained Integrated Schools.

The following document, accessed via the link below, provides a sample of the questionnaire used:

Sample internal control questionnaire for use in the audit of VG and GMI schools PDF 310 KB

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