Activities of the Committee for the Resistance of the Wall and Settlements under the Strategic Plan

- Activities of the Committee for the Resistance of the Wall and Settlements

● Procedures followed in the planning process

- A weakness in planning procedures is evident despite the size of the human and financial resources that were allocated to complete these activities in their strategic and operational aspects, as shown by the following:

- The reference lines for linking the Committee’s strategic plan with the national policy agenda are unclear...!, which creates difficulty in linking the Committee’s work with the national priorities listed on the agenda..!

- Weakness in linking the Committee’s strategic plan with the objectives for which the Committee was established, since the decree establishing the Committee raised a number of interrelated tasks that collectively strengthen the Committee’s work, yet those tasks are not clearly reflected in the strategic plan...!

- Weaknesses in the procedures the Committee follows to link its achievements to its approved plan, to verify the volume of work completed for the purpose of achieving the objectives, whether on an annual level or over the strategic plan period..!

● Preparation of internal systems and regulations

- The Committee has not fulfilled its role in preparing internal systems and regulations that contribute to developing and improving its work, including organizing contracts and the procurement of services, especially those related to contracting with lawyers and surveyors....!. The Committee resorts in the majority of its work..... to exceptions from the Council of Ministers..!

- The Committee did not prepare a special system for following up legal cases related to violations..! nor a procedures manual that clarifies its workflows and the methodologies it follows in all the activities it carries out..!

● Job description cards

- The work performed by the general directorates and units in the Committee does not correspond to the tasks assigned to them....!, within the job description cards, where the weakness of the internal control system has led to the absence of effective internal oversight of the Committee’s work.!

- Likewise, the role of the Legal Affairs Unit..... is limited to coordination with external lawyers only..!!

- The Complaints Department in the Committee does not perform the full required tasks, despite the fact that the vast majority of its vacancies are filled...!

· Management of the Resilience Program in disbursement operations for those affected

- It is not based on fair criteria and clear, documented bases and procedures on which the committee relies in its work, so that disbursements are made on that basis..!

- There is a gap between the approved budget in the budget... and the budget that is actually disbursed annually..!

- Non-verification of implementation of the assistance, or support to the entity, such as providing a signed completion report of the works by a committee specialized in that...!!.

● Vehicles

- The operation of vehicles is not regulated and organized in an economical manner that ensures optimal use of resources...!! This is shown by:

- Vehicles are used (in a personal manner)...! These vehicles are used by the general directors... and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee, the planning expert, and some consultants, around the clock.., which forced the Committee in some crises to rent additional vehicles to complete its work..!

- There is no compliance with installing tracking devices ... contrary to the Council of Ministers’ decision..!

- Fuel ceilings for the Committee’s vehicles are not set, in line with internal control requirements..!

- The electronic card is not used... for refueling the Committee’s vehicles...!

● Appointments and promotions

- The procedures followed in appointments and promotions mostly follow the exception method and violate the legal procedures that must be followed, as they are carried out without following the proper legal procedures that ensure the validity and correctness of appointments and promotions, and do not achieve the principle of fairness in holding public positions!!

● Control of employee attendance

- The Audit Office observed a failure by some employees to comply with proper attendance recording procedures

- Corrective measures necessary against noncompliant employees were not taken..!

- A number of employees were assigned to carry out field work, some of which exceeded a month, and there are no completion reports from those assigned indicating the tasks carried out during the assignment period...!