Administrative Inspection Bureau

Japanese: 行政監察局 - ぎょうせいかんさつきょく

...The subject of the inspection is not only the work of each ministry and agency, but also the work of public corporations and local governments that are delegated or subsidized by the national government. The matters to be examined are not only the penetration of policies and systems and the legality of business operations, but also the suitability and efficiency of the operations themselves. The form of the inspection is divided into government-wide inspection activities that improve policies and systems in general (planned by the Administrative Inspection Bureau and based on empirical data collected by the national survey network of the Management and Coordination Agency's districts and local bureaus, recommendations are made to the ministers of each ministry on improvements to the relevant administration) and local inspection activities based on the results of monitoring activities of local administration (improvements are made at the district and local bureau level with the participation of experts from various fields of the private sector). In Japan's local governments, national audits are limited to financial reports, examination of documents and ledgers, on-site observations, etc., and administrative audits are carried out independently through the audit committee system. ...

From the Administrative Management Agency

…It was established in July 1948 as the Administrative Management Agency, and through organizational reforms in 1949 and 1952, its responsibilities and organization were expanded. The Minister of State served as the Director-General, and its internal organization consisted of the Director-General's Secretariat, the Administrative Management Bureau, and the Administrative Inspection Bureau. The Administrative Management Bureau was responsible for organizational management within the government, managing the structure and staffing of each ministry and agency, and was responsible for planning and promoting administrative reform. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Administrative Inspection Bureau" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…監察の調査対象は，広く，国の各省庁の業務のみならず，特殊法人の業務および国の委任または補助を受けて行われる地方公共団体等の業務にまで及んでおり，検討事項も施策や制度の浸透度や業務運営の合法性のみならず，合目的性･効率性，さらには業務そのもののあり方にまで及んでいる。その態様は，施策･制度の全般的改善を行う全政府的な監察活動(行政監察局が企画し，総務庁の管区，地方局の全国調査網により収集した実証データに基づき，関係行政の改善を各省大臣に勧告するもの)と現地行政の監視活動結果に基づく地方監察活動(民間各界有識者の参加も得て管区･地方局単位で改善を図るもの)に分かれる。　日本の地方自治体では，国による監査は財務報告，書類帳簿の調査，実地観察等に限定され，監査委員の制度で自主的に行政監査が行われている。…

【行政管理庁】より

…48年7月行政管理庁として発足し，49年および52年の組織改正により，所掌事務および組織が追加整備された。国務大臣を長官とし，その内部組織は長官官房，行政管理局，行政監察局で構成された。行政管理局は，政府部内における組織管理の責任部局として各省庁の機構･定員の管理を行うとともに，行政改革の企画･推進を担当した。…

※「行政監察局」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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