Internal Audit & Investigations Directorate

Welcome to the official website of the Internal Audit and Investigations Directorate

Our Mission Statement

Ms. Rita Schembri B.A. (Hons.) Accty., F.I.A., C.P.A.

Acting IAID Director

To provide government with a centralised, functionally independent and professionally competent appraisal, consulting and investigative function established within Government to examine, evaluate, inspect, scrutinize and recommend on government activities as a service to Government itself.

Primary Objective

The primary objective of Internal Audit is to assist Permanent Secretaries in the effective discharge of their duties. Internal Audit furnishes Permanent Secretaries with analyses, recommendations, counsel and information concerning activities reviewed and/or investigated.

Function

Public Internal Audit is an independent appraisal function established within Government to examine and evaluate its activities as a service to Government, which includes the performance of financial investigations into suspected cases of mismanagement and fraud. The Internal Audit and Investigations Directorate (IAID), under the responsibility of the Director Internal Audit and Investigations, is established and assigned responsibility for conduct of the Government Internal Audit and Financial Investigations Function.

Independence

The IAID is independent of the activities it audits to ensure objective judgement essential to its proper conduct and impartial advice to Government. No member of the IAID shall have authority over, or responsibility for, any of the activities reviewed. The involvement of the Directorate in developing or implementing departmental policies, systems and procedures shall be in an advisory capacity, in adherence to any past and/or present recommendations made by the IAID itself.

For further information about the Internal Audit and Investigations Directorate please contact:

Internal Audit & Investigations Directorate Lower Ground Floor, Valletta Buildings, South Street, Valletta, VLT 1103 Malta, Europe.

Tel: (00356) 21 237737
Fax: (00356) 21 237681
E-mail: info.iaid@gov.mt

Working days: Monday to Friday

Office Hours: 07:45 - 17:15 from 1st October to 15th June 07:30 - 13:30 from 16th June to 30th September