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Scottish Government European Structural Funds
Jim Millard Scottish Government European Structural Funds
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Control Environment Monitoring and Evaluation Audit
First Level Controls
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Control Environment Process Partners Performance Payback
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Process Application Appraisal Award Assessment Accountability Audit
Audit trail
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Partners Lead Partner Partner
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Lead Partner Role Lead Partner: Requirements for Lead Partners:
Link between the project partners and the programme Submitting the joint project application Overall responsibility for project coordination Formal beneficiary of ERDF funding Requirements for Lead Partners: Public or public-like organisations Located in a Member State, Norway or Iceland Sufficient capacity to manage a transnational project
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Partners Lead Partner Partner All partners accountable
Lead assumes ‘corporate’ responsibility
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Performance Regular Recording Reporting Via
Progress reports and claims Physical Financial
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Payback ? Financial Each partner Lead Partner co-ordination Claims
Expenditure defrayed Each partner Supporting information Invoices Payroll Bank statements Lead Partner co-ordination 6 monthly claims
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First Level Controls Each partner has expenditure verified
appoints auditor with SG agreement Auditors independent options – independent - company accountant - internal / separation
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First Level Controls Scotland De-centralised system
Advertise, nominate, request to SG SG sign off Nominate – short-list to SG, tender, choose
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‘They think it’s all over’
Document retention
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‘It is now’ Questions?
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