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THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) has been urged to spell out a whistle-blowing policy for statutory boards.
The call by a committee of MPs, which tracks what government bodies have done to correct irregularities in the use of public funds, is prompted by the multi-million-dollar cheating scandals at the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and two other public agencies.
This Public Accounts Committee (PAC) did not identify the two organisations in its annual report, released on Tursday. But court documents show they are the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and the Supreme Court.
The parliamentary committee of eight MPs also wants the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) to audit smaller statutory boards more often - at least once every five years instead of once every seven years.
Larger statutory boards are already being audited at least once every five years.
The committee, chaired by MP Cedric Foo of West Coast GRC, submitted its report to Parliament on Wednesday.
The call by a committee of MPs, which tracks what government bodies have done to correct irregularities in the use of public funds, is prompted by the multi-million-dollar cheating scandals at the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and two other public agencies.
This Public Accounts Committee (PAC) did not identify the two organisations in its annual report, released on Tursday. But court documents show they are the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and the Supreme Court.
The parliamentary committee of eight MPs also wants the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) to audit smaller statutory boards more often - at least once every five years instead of once every seven years.
Larger statutory boards are already being audited at least once every five years.
The committee, chaired by MP Cedric Foo of West Coast GRC, submitted its report to Parliament on Wednesday.
