Leader of the Opposition Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson and the Deputy Clerk to the House of Assembly Mrs. Lydia Butterfield are in London for a four-day workshop on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) June 24 to 27, 2013.
The 3rd Westminster Workshop hosted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK) is in its second year and will explore the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as an institution that central to the effective undertaking of Parliament’s duty of financial scrutiny of the executive. This year’s programme is designed to build on last year’s.
The Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Clerk will be among the 90 chairs, members and clerks of Commonwealth Legislatures’ PACs and representatives of overseas Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) at the workshop. The programme will consist of a number of detailed and practical sessions designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Public Accounts Committees of participating territories.
The workshop is also expected to focus primarily on the PAC in small legislatures in an effort to enhance the capacity and effectiveness of the delegates. Participants will also observe the UKPAC is session.
Mrs. Cartwright-Robinson and Mrs. Butterfield will return to the TCI on Saturday June 29.
