Report on - 1998 99 Travel Claims Audit

File No.: 3944Report on – 1998/99 Travel Claims AuditMinistry for Children and FamiliesDistribution:Deputy Minister S. Manson SingerExecutive Financial Officer andAssistant Deputy MinisterManagement Services Division L. FosterSenior Financial Officer G. NuttallDirectorProgram and Management Audits M. ShintoInternal Audit BranchMinistry of Finance and Corporate RelationsOffice of the Comptroller GeneralJune 2000Table of ContentsSection Page No.Executive Summary...................................................................................1Detailed Comments and Conclusions......................................................21.0 Significant Issues for Management Attention ........................................ 22.0 Non-compliance with Policy..................................................................... 53.0 Other........................................................................................................... 7Executive SummaryWe have completed our audit of a sample of employees’ travelclaims for the 1998/99 fiscal year. The purpose of the audit was toassess the reasonableness and appropriateness of employee travelcosts, and to report on the degree of compliance with governmentand ministry travel policies and procedures.In total, we reviewed travel claims of 17 employees, over a four-month period. Our sample included 13 employees whose annualcosts exceeded $20,000, and four employees whose travel coststotalled ...