MICAF – Salary Overpayments

Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF)

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Auditor General's Findings

The Auditor General’s Report for Financial Year 2018/19 [Section 3.2.135] reported that the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) overpaid two former employees a total of $212,196.20 due to inadequate cut-off procedures at the time of their departure.

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Permanent Secretary (current): Dermon Spence

Breach Category: Resource Management

Permanent Secretary (at breach):

Breach Type: Overpayments (Purchases, Salaries and Allowances)

Status: Lagging

Last Assessed: January 5, 2021

Year Reported: 2019

Year Resolved:

Recommendation

Management should ensure that urgent steps are taken to recover the overpayments and strengthen its controls over the preparation and payment of salaries and the payment of rental expense to prevent a recurrence.

JAMP Update

The Ministry’s response, dated June 18, 2020 noted that none of the sums overpaid had as yet been recovered, but both persons had been written to requesting recovery of the funds.

An email dated January 5, 2021 indicated that the sums had still not yet been recovered.
See Ministry response below

ATI Responses

MICAF – Response to Salary Overpayment

Auditor General Reports

Auditor General Department's Annual Report 2018-2019

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Permanent Secretary

Dermon Spence

4 St. Lucia Avenue,

Kingston 5

876-927-1731

Hon Audley Shaw CD, MP

Main Street,

P.O. Box 1612,

Christiana,

Manchester

(876) 754-2584

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