Public Spending Code Compliance
Circular 13/13: “The Public Spending Code: Expenditure Planning, Appraisal & Evaluation in the Irish Public Service-Standard Rules & Procedures”, came into effect in September 2013.
The Code was developed and introduced to that best value is achieved by the state for the resources it has at its disposal.
All bodies, including Local authorities, in receipt of public funding are obliged to comply with the requirements of the Code. Each Authority is required to complete a Quality Assurance process and publish an annual report which is signed off by the Chief Executive.
The following report is the “Public Spending Code-Quality Assurance Report” for Sligo County Council for the year ended 31st December 2015.