Question 124

In the past 12 months, how frequently did the head or a senior staff member of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) take part and testify in hearings of a committee of the legislature?
 * a. Frequently (i.e., five times or more).
 * b. Sometimes (i.e., three times or more, but less than five times).
 * c. Rarely (i.e., once or twice).
 * d. Never.
 * e. Not applicable/other (please comment).

OBS Guidelines
Question 124 concerns the interaction between two important oversight actors and assesses how frequently the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) made high-level inputs to the work of legislative committees. Many SAIs interact with the legislature in some form, but the nature and intensity of the interaction varies. This question probes this aspect by asking, with reference to the past 12 months, how frequently the head or a senior staff member of the SAI took part and testified in hearings of a committee of the legislature. The intent is to assess the extent to which the SAI representative in question was not only present at a meeting of a legislative committee, but was an active participant (as opposed to a passive observer, serving only as a resource when called upon). You can refer to official records of legislative committees, websites and annual reports of the SAI, press releases and media coverage, for example. Choose answer “a” if this occurred five times or more; “b” for three times or more, but less than five times; “c” for once or twice, and “d” for never.

1) What if the hearings were before the legislature in plenary?
It qualifies to count testimony before the legislature in plenary.

2) What constitutes evidence for this question?
We can testimony from government officials as evidence for this question if they can provide dates of the legislative meetings, and other details to corroborate the response.