The Audit Service Regulations, 2024 was tabled in Parliament by the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Hon Mathew Nyuma on Thursday, 13th March, 2025. The statutory instrument aims to enhance the governance and operational framework of the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL).
In his remarks, whiles laying the statutory instrument, Hon Mathew Nyuma commended the ASSL for doing due diligence in putting together the document. He highlighted that, prior to its laying in parliament,he encouraged the ASSL to engage the Legislative, Public Accounts, Finance and Transparency Committees to discuss the regulations, a request that was done before the tabling.
Hon Daniel Koroma, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament lauded both the Leader of Government Business and the ASSL for facilitating the pre-submission engagement. He reiterated his long standing advocacy for similar discussions on regulations and statutory instruments before they are laid in Parliament. He urged the Leader of Government Business to ensure that this collaborative approach is applied consistently to all future regulatory submissions.
It could be noted that the ASSL organized a pre-submission engagement on the Audit Service Regulations, 2024 on Wednesday, 12th March, 2025 at the Committee Room No.1 where Members of Parliaments from the Public Accounts, Legislative, Finance and Transparency and Accountability Committees contributed to the document after the ASSL presented a summary of the key issues. The MPs vetted the document and the ASSL gave further insight into the regulations.
It is expected that the Audit Service Regulations, 2024 will be applicable into law after 21 days.
