The local watchdog integrity and transparency group tells the Government it’s time to start making public servants pay for non-compliance with the Auditor-General’s reports. Chairman of Integrity Group Barbados (IGB) Andy Armstrong said on Monday that some public officers do not seem to be taking the Auditor-General seriously and should therefore be penalised.Armstrong is adamant that the various government departments which are tardy in submitting their annual financial reports in a timely manner need to fix that as instructed by Auditor-General Leigh Trotman“I am not saying no one is responsive, but in general, the impression we get in the public is that really, they are not taking the Auditor-General that seriously. We feel it is time there needs to be some consequences for ministries or state-owned enterprises that consistently refuse to comply with what the Auditor-General is asking,” Armstrong told Barbados TODAY. He also suggested that the Auditor-General be given legislative power to prosecute where required.
