Jurisdictional innovation in a non-jurisdictional SAI's mandate

11.07.2024.

The State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia, is an independent and collegial supreme audit institution which does not have jurisdictional powers per se.

Nonetheless, based on a study carried out on the potential of the recovery of losses during audits, and upon reflection on the role of the SAI of Latvia, the function to initiate processes and take decisions regarding the recovery of losses was introduced in the Law on SAI Latvia in 2019. View full article...