Report on the administration of Danish government grants

This report concerns the way in which Danish government grants are administered by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration (the Ministry of Social Affairs), the Ministry of Children and Education (the Ministry of Education), the Ministry of Health and Prevention (the Ministry of Health) and the Ministry of Employment.

The objective of the study is to assess whether the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Employment have ensured that government grants are used effectively, efficiently and economically. A prerequisite for achieving this goal is that the grant recipients define and follow up on performance targets. The report answers the following questions:

• Have the ministries ensured that grant funds are used with adequate focus on perfor-mance targets and outcomes?
• Have the ministries ensured that the grant recipients have taken sound financial considerations into account when using the grant funds?

Based on the results of the study, Rigsrevisionen has made a number of recommendations supporting the ministries in their administration of government grants.

Rigsrevisionen took the initiative to launch the study in January 2012.

Read the 1st chapter of the report (PDF)