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The Auditor General’s 2018/2019 Annual Report noted that procurement of goods and services under Integrated Support to Jamaica’s Social Protection Strategy (ISJSPS) Project – implemented by the Ministry of Labour & Social Security – was not robust during the implementation of the Project.
At the Project’s closure in August 2018, only 9 per cent of the targeted 550 children with disabilities received assistive aids. Also, the Project did not receive 469 assistive aids procured at a cost of US$136,605 on August 14, 2018 (the last day of the Project); until January 2019, five months after the Project ended. Investigation disclosed that the tardiness was due to the Project Team’s failure to conduct timely needs assessment. Further, up to the time of reporting, MLSS provided evidence that only 50 recipients received assistive aids.
Permanent Secretary (current): Colette Roberts-Risden
Permanent Secretary (at breach): Colette Roberts-Risden
Breach Category: Resource Management
Breach Type: Unrecorded Assets
Status: Non-Compliance
Year Reported: 2019
Last Assessed: June 19, 2020
Year Resolved:
On March 6, 2020, JAMP requested and has not received to date the following information:
No Calls To Action are currently associated with this breach.
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Is this matter now resolved? A committee like the PAC should call the ministry in to give an update.
G’Day O’shane. Thanks for the query. No but JAMP is in communication with the Ministry regarding four outstanding matters including this one. We note your interest and commit to alerting you as soon as the information is updated.
Every four months JAMP will be submitting our updates to the PAC, Auditor General, Cabinet Office and the media houses to ensure that they are aware of where there is progress and where there is none. This will allow each to take the necessary steps that their mandate requires but yes we agree that the PAC should request another hearing where little progress is being made.