Document :

ITU-SG CL  Contribution  42

Title :

Renewal of the mandate of the External Auditor - the United Kingdom's national audit office (NAO) - for a period of two years

Date :

2025-04-23

Source :

SG

Destination Groups :

ADM

Meeting :

2025-06-17

Access :

Public Document

Abstract :

The Secretary-General has proposed the renewal of the mandate of the United Kingdom's National Audit Office (NAO) as the external auditor of the ITU for an additional two years, covering the financial statements for 2026 and 2027. This recommendation follows a thorough appraisal in 2020, which identified the NAO as offering the best value for money based on technical competency and audit service costs. The current mandate of the External Auditor (NAO) relating to the auditing of the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 financial statements will end on 30 June 2026. Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 28 of the Financial Regulations and as per the standard practice followed with the previous auditor it is recommended that the mandate of the External Auditor (NAO) be renewed for a period of two years for the auditing of the 2026 and 2027 financial statements.