The General Auditing Bureau (GAB) has said that loopholes in some laws are leading to poor standards of performance at government bodies. “There are loopholes in some regulations which some government bodies exploit and they commit violations that lead to failings in their performance,” a recent GAB report said. The report also blamed poor performance and services on “insufficient training” and “inaccuracy in defining the actual requirements of funds, resources, technical facilities and equipment”. Some authorities, the report said, are failing to ensure that contracted work is carried out and are not bringing those responsible to account. “They partially or completely lack internal monitoring, are not implementing the role of followup departments, and some of them have insufficient funds in their budgets to provide their services to the public,” the report said. The GAB also noted that services were particularly poor in remoter regions, adding that in some places “they do not exist”. “This abuse of state funds and property results in… delays in the public's access to basic services, the execution of many vital projects, and the failure to benefit from the bodies' own revenues through developing public facilities and improving services,” the report said.
