The communication of results is the activity in the audit process in which the results of the work performed and the recommendations intended to add value to institutional management are reported orally and in writing.
a- Oral communication. This may be carried out during the course of an internal control study so that matters requiring immediate attention are corrected on the spot. The Internal Audit shall subsequently report what was indicated in writing.
Once the study is completed, the findings obtained must be discussed with the responsible officials, prior to issuing the final conclusions and recommendations, in order to obtain their viewpoints, opinions, and any necessary corrective action. Excepted are cases of audits of a confidential nature, in which their results must not be discussed, or when the audit or study is of an ordinary nature and information of a confidential nature is obtained, in which case the discussion must be partial.
The oral communication of results is ordered by the Internal Auditor in coordination with the team in charge of the study, prior to the written communication of the report, except in cases of special reports relating to statements of facts (relaciones de hechos) and others contemplated by the regulations. For this purpose, those who have a role in the matter evaluated shall be summoned in writing, after prior coordination with the interested parties.
The officials of the Active Administration who are summoned are obligated to attend the verbal communication of results. The matters corresponding to this communication shall be documented.
b- Written communication. The Internal Audit shall communicate the results, conclusions, and recommendations of its audits or special audit studies, officially in writing, through objective reports addressed to the Senior Official (Jerarca), as the highest body of the institution, or to the competent subordinate heads (titulares subordinados), in accordance with the provisions established in the Ley General de Control Interno and the regulations issued on the matter by the Contraloría General de la República, so that the pertinent decisions and actions are taken in accordance with the deadlines indicated by said Law.
The Internal Auditor shall define the levels and competencies for such communication.
The audit reports shall deal with various matters within its competence and must include the objectives, scope, findings, conclusions, and recommendations and other results of the work, according to its nature and in observance of the legal provisions and regulations issued by the Contraloría General de la República.
To warn the Senior Official (Jerarca) or the subordinate heads (titulares subordinados), as applicable, of their duties in the processing of reports, especially regarding the deadlines to be observed, a section shall be incorporated into the report with the transcription of Articles 36, 37, and 38 of the Ley General de Control Interno, as well as the first paragraph of Article 39, to advise them of the potential liabilities they may incur for unjustifiably failing to comply with the duties of said Law.
c- Communication of preventive services. The communication of preventive services shall be made at the discretion of the Internal Auditor, who shall define the content and form of the reports, official letters, or other means of communication, according to the nature of the matters referred to and their professional judgment.
d- Communication of statements of facts. In the event of results from which presumed liabilities may arise, due to the detection of irregular or illegitimate acts or events that threaten or endanger the Public Treasury (Hacienda Pública), the communication shall be made through a statement of facts report, in accordance with the provisions established by the Contraloría General de la República for such purposes.