UAE, December 15, 2016 - The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (SLC) hosted recently a panel conversation labelled the Legislative Audit Guidelines for Proper Implementation of the Legislation in force in the Emirate of Dubai. During the sessions, 17 getting involved local government entities acquired beneficial understandings on the legal audit. This includes the rules and steps for auditing the governing procedures complied with by government entities to make sure the appropriate execution of local legislation in Dubai, with a view to attaining the objectives for which it is prepared in line with the vision of the Dubai rightly-guided Leaders to produce a pioneering and excellent government.

The panel discussed 2 main topics. The initial subject was the 'Objectives and Principles of the Legal Audit in the Emirate of Dubai', while the second dealt with the 'Legislative Audit Specifications for Proper Execution of Legislation in the Emirate of Dubai.' During the first session, the audience was informed about the objectives and extent of legislative audit via an interactive dialogue which highlighted the end results of the Legislative Audit Policy. These outcomes include legal audit systems that consist of preventative systems aimed at avoiding offenses; analysis systems made use of to analyze whether existing legislation is effective, transparent, and capable of achieving its goals; and growth systems developed to update the legislation in force in accordance with Dubai's growth plans and approaches.

The 2nd session talked about the world's best legal audit requirements to be taken on in accordance with nationwide initiatives to improve the legal system and attain the goals of Dubai Strategy 2021. The discussion was an ideal platform to notify the participating government entities concerning the four key pillars of the 'Legislative Audit Standards' taken on in accordance with Dubai's advancement strategies and methods, namely, 'Transparent Legislation', 'Pioneering and Outstanding Government', 'Reliable Legislation', and 'Decrease of Legal Disputes'.

Dr. Belaisha Ali bin Belaisha Al Ketbi, Director of Legal Audit Office of the SLC, specified that the panel discussion was organised as part of SLC's commitment to achieving its calculated purpose of ideal execution of legislation. He stressed the value of raising awareness of the Legal Audit Plan amongst government entities. He even more described that this policy focuses on the growth of the legislative audit systems, whether preventative, assessment, or growth systems, to manage the legal procedure in Dubai, and to ensure drafting cutting-edge legislation, and logical and efficient lawful viewpoints, with the ultimate goal of creating distinguished legal atmosphere.

Bin Belaisha pointed out that the 'Legal Audit Standards' was the major subject of the panel discussion due to its tactical importance as a very first of its kind effort at the global level. Besides giving solid impetus to the procedure of establishing the legal system, it personifies among the strategies of the Dubai Plan 2021 in developing an introducing and superb federal government characterised by openness and dependability.

Bin Belaisha added: "Our plan concentrates mostly on improving the transparency, effectiveness, modernity, and clarity of legislation regulating the features of government entities, and on guaranteeing its consistency with the government and local legislation effective in Dubai. This will make certain reasonable and trustworthy execution of all public law and guidelines in a fashion that maintains the civil liberties of all worried people and organizations, and will ultimately accomplish the happiness of people and well-being of society in accordance with the directions of our wise leadership."

It is noteworthy that SLC has previously satisfied and collaborated with the concerned entities in Dubai to develop the Legislative Audit Policy for the correct implementation of relevant legislation according to the vision of the Dubai sensible leadership in producing a lawful environment that advertises sustainable growth, and in setting clear and specified regulations and frameworks that make certain effective control over the implementation of legislation.

This will be achieved by training the government entities' employees who are entrusted with applying the relevant legislation; building partnerships with the entities interested in using legal best methods to establish and update legislation, and address existing challenges, with the ultimate purpose of advancing the government goal of providing for the happiness of all segments of the society.