Setup of the Public Accounts Committee
The six members of the Public Accounts Committee are appointed by the Danish parliament (the Folketing) for a four-year period. The authority of the Public Accounts Committee is stated in the constitution.
Rigsrevisionen reports to the Public Accounts Committee.
Role of the committee
The role of the Public Accounts Committee is primarily to verify that the government accounts are correct, assess whether public funds are managed effectively and submit the audited government accounts to the parliament for approval.
Additionally, the Public Accounts Committee can ask Rigsrevisionen to carry out examinations of specific policy areas. About one third of the around 25 major studies that we publish every year, are carried out at the request of the committee.
Members and meetings
The six members of the committee meet around 11 times per year.
The members are:
- Serdal Benli, Chair
- Leif Lahn Jensen, Vice-chair
- Mikkel Irminger Sarbo
- Lars Christian Lilleholt
- Monika Rubin
- Mai Mercado.
The secretariat of the Public Accounts Committee is located at Christiansborg.