Amman, Nov. 13 (Petra) – President of the Audit Bureau Radi Hamadin, and the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Jordan Philip Hall on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding between the Audit Bureau, the UK National Audit Office, and the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The National Audit Office was represented virtually by its Comptroller and Auditor General, Gareth Davies.
Under the memorandum, the UK National Audit Office and the Independent Audit and Financial Control Authority will conduct a peer review of the Audit Bureau’s operations in accordance with international best practices. The review will assess the Bureau’s methodologies and audit mechanisms to ensure alignment with international standards, strengthen oversight credibility, and improve audit quality and staff training.
This comes within the framework of cooperation between Jordan and the United Kingdom to support the political, economic, and administrative modernization plan, in which the Audit Bureau is a key pillar.
Hamadin said the memorandum marks an important step in strengthening Jordanian-British partnership in the fields of governance and financial oversight. He stressed that it reflects Jordan’s commitment, under the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II, to advancing transparency, accountability, and efficiency in public financial management as foundations of reform and good governance.
He explained that over the past two years, the Bureau has implemented several reforms under its 2024–2027 strategic plan, including adopting a risk-based audit methodology, digital transformation in auditing and data analysis, and specialized professional training to enhance human resources. He noted that these reforms aim to align the Bureau’s work with international standards and raise the quality of oversight outputs.
Hamadin highlighted that the Bureau’s recent performance evaluation using the SAI Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) and cooperation with the UK National Audit Office mark major steps toward institutional development and self-assessment.
Hall underlined that auditing institutions play a vital role in safeguarding public resources and strengthening citizens’ trust in government. He commended the Audit Bureau’s transition from traditional to performance auditing, which focuses on ensuring "value for money," and affirmed the United Kingdom’s support for these reforms.
Davies said the agreement represents a shared commitment to improvement, innovation, and accountability, expressing his office’s readiness to support the Audit Bureau through expertise exchange and capacity-building programs.
The memorandum builds on ongoing UK technical support to the Audit Bureau, reinforcing its efforts to develop performance auditing, strengthen its independence, and enhance credibility and trust at both the national and international levels.
//Petra// AJ
