Oversight project

See overview of Oversight here

0.2 Acknowledgements

1 Part 1 Implications of the Legislative Framework for Oversight Institutions

1.1 International Standards and Agreements

1.2 Reasons to Regulate Political Finance

1.3 Components of Political Finance Regulatory Systems

1.4 Emerging Legal and Regulatory Issues

2 Part 2 Strategic Framework and Planning

2.1 Overview of Strategic Framework

2.2 Overview of Planning

2.3 Overview of Project Management

2.4 Risk Management

2.5 Performance Management

2.6 Stakeholder Engagement

2.7 Continuous Improvement Opportunities

3 Part 3 Operational Delivery

3.1 Oversight Institution's Role(s)

3.1.2 Advisory Services

3.1.3 Publication of Financial Reports and Your Decisions and Actions

3.1.4 Policy Development

3.1.5 Increasing Public Awareness

3.2 Compliance Control Mechanisms

3.2.1 Supervision and Monitoring

3.2.2 Preparing Reporting

3.2.3 Receipt and Review of Statutory Reports

3.2.4 Complaints and Allegations

3.3 Handling Issues of Non-Compliance

3.3.1 Investigations

3.3.2 Enforcement

3.4 Ensuring Appropriate Resources to Deliver the Oversight Institution's Role

3.5 Operational Policies and Procedures

3.1 Oversight Institution's Role(s)

This section focuses on how to take on the different roles that you as political finance oversight institution may be assigned by legislation or other regulations. This includes advisory services, the publication of financial reports and your actions, policy development and work to increase public awareness about money in politics. Not all institutions in all countries will have all of these roles.

Note that compliance control mechanisms, handling issues of non-compliance, ensuring appropriate resources to deliver on your role and operational policies and procedures are dealt with in later sections.