Rigsrevisionen
Encyclopedia
Rigsrevisionen is the national audit
agency of Denmark
and an independent institution of the Folketinget.
It is responsible for auditing the expenditure of Danish central government, and also public-sector
bodies in which the government has an economic interest, such as hospital
s and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service.
In July 2011, Rigsrevision made serious criticisms of the Royal Danish Navy
's finances.
Auditing is not limited to narrow financial terms, such as investigating the stability of the banking system; it also checks that public services provide value for taxpayers' money in a more general sense. For instance, in 2011, Rigsrevisionen launched an investigation into the ability of water suppliers and the environment ministry to protect consumers from traces of herbicides in drinking water.
Rigsrevisionen was part of the Economy ministry from 1971 to 1991.
Audit
The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. The term most commonly refers to audits in accounting, but similar concepts also exist in project management, quality management, and energy conservation.- Accounting...
agency of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and an independent institution of the Folketinget.
It is responsible for auditing the expenditure of Danish central government, and also public-sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
bodies in which the government has an economic interest, such as hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service.
In July 2011, Rigsrevision made serious criticisms of the Royal Danish Navy
Royal Danish Navy
The Royal Danish Navy is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters...
's finances.
Auditing is not limited to narrow financial terms, such as investigating the stability of the banking system; it also checks that public services provide value for taxpayers' money in a more general sense. For instance, in 2011, Rigsrevisionen launched an investigation into the ability of water suppliers and the environment ministry to protect consumers from traces of herbicides in drinking water.
Rigsrevisionen was part of the Economy ministry from 1971 to 1991.