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Standing Committee on Administration and Finance

Programme of Work and Budget and Reporting

The primary objective of the annual meeting of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance (SCAF) is to present the IOTC Membership with a biennial Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) for their consideration and recommendation to the Commission. The PWB consists of detailed proposals related to: staffing; operating expenses; extra-budgetary funding; value for money proposals and; further recommendations.

The SCAF also addresses the past year’s financial statement and reviews: the current state of contributions to the IOTC; detailed expenditure transactions; the balance/deficit of funds and; further recommendations.

The Committee also reviews the Progress of the Secretariat for the past year against the program of work and budget approved in the previous year, as well as other related business.

The IOTC Financial Regulations govern the financial administration of the IOTC.

Current workplan

The current Program of Work and Budget for the IOTC, as endorsed by the Commission at its most recent Session.

Current Chairperson
Mr Muhammad Farhan Khan (Pakistan) 1st term ends at the close of the SCAF in 2025
Current Vice-Chairperson
Dr Muhammed Tanvir Hossain Chowdhury (Bangladesh) 1st term ends at the close of the SCAF in 2025

Upcoming meeting

Not scheduled yet.

Past meeting reports

You can also consult the list of all past Standing Committee on Administration and Finance (SCAF) meetings.
Reference Title Meeting year Availability File
IOTC-2025-SCAF22-R Report of the 21st Session of the Standing Committee on Administration & Finance 2025 11/04/2025
IOTC-2024-SCAF21-R Report of the 21st Session of the Standing Committee on Administration & Finance 2024 12/05/2024
IOTC-2023-SCAF20-R Report of the 20th Session of the Standing Committee on Administration & Finance 2023 05/05/2023
IOTC-2022-SCAF19-R Report of the 19th Session of the Standing Committee on Administration & Finance 2022 14/05/2022
IOTC-2021-SCAF18-R Report of the 18th Session of the Standing Committee on Administration & Finance 2021 25/06/2021

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