Comptroller General #
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Mission Statement #
“We support state agencies by providing them essential services that include payroll, vendor payments, accounting support, general ledger maintenance, and statewide financial reporting, and we continuously monitor and improve these essential services to help state government better protect the financial resources entrusted to it and better serve our citizens” (2022 Accountability Report).
Most Recent Reports #
Available here.
Legislative Audit Council #
Website #
Mission Statement #
“The Legislative Audit Council is an oversight agency of the South Carolina General Assembly. We perform independent, objective performance audits of state agencies and programs, in which we identify ways to improve the performance of state agencies, and provide information to the General Assembly and the public.
“Our work is central to ensuring accountability in the management of public resources. We help ensure that operations are efficient and that agencies follow the law to achieve the desired outcomes.
“We provide information, analyses, and recommendations to help the General Assembly improve state agencies and to help the residents of South Carolina oversee state government.
“Because the Legislative Audit Council is part of the legislative branch of state government, it is organizationally independent of the executive branch agencies it audits” (official website).
Most Recent Reports #
Available here.
Office of the Inspector General #
Website #
Mission Statement #
“The State Inspector General’s statutory mission is to investigate and address allegations of ‘fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, and wrongdoing’ within the Executive Branch of South Carolina State government. The Executive Branch consists of 106 separate agencies, boards, commissions, colleges and universities. This broad mission is translated into two main objectives:
- “Support a high integrity workforce; and
- “Increase the cost/effectiveness of Executive Branch operations” (official website).
Most Recent Reports #
Available here.
Office of the State Auditor #
Website #
Mission Statement #
“Serving as the independent audit function for the state of South Carolina, our mission is to promote trust and confidence in state government. We work with state entities to ensure transparency and accountability, and enable them to achieve meaningful impact” (official website).
Most Recent Reports #
Available here.
Note #
South Carolina’s Inspector General of the Department of Social Services has visual maps and interactive data* regarding child welfare open cases including investigations, family preservation, reunification, child fatalities, etc., as well as adult protective services information.
*Data can be downloaded in .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, .tiff, .mhtml, .csv, and .xml formats.
