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Global Practice Guide: Building an Effective Internal Audit Function in the Public Sector, 2nd Edition

Guidance | June 04, 2024

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Updated to align with the new Global Internal Audit StandardsTM, this guide is intended to serve as a practical, step-by-step approach for CAEs. It summarizes the standards, staffing, and resources needed to successfully plan and implement or improve an internal audit function in the public sector.

This edition supersedes the previous guide published in 2022.

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