Some weaknesses have been reported by the Audit Commission

The Public Accounts Committee is due to take the place of the Audit Commission under the new-look States.

It will retain the role of scrutinising States' spending, but the majority of its members will themselves be States members.

Outgoing commission chairman John Lee said the new committee will have to work hard to stay free from political interference.

Final report

Mr Lee said: "That was one thing we ensured that we retained that at all times.

"Outside political interference was always completely unacceptable to us, even if it made us unpopular. We were very proud of that."

The Audit Commission was formed in 1998 to get the best value for money for Guernsey's taxpayers.

Mr Lee said of the new committee: "They're going to have to work very hard to retain their independence and that's certainly the message we've put in our report."

In the commission's final report, island taxpayers were told they were getting better value for money from the States but there were still areas of wastage.

The report highlighted the lack of emergency recovery plans in some departments as a key weakness.

It also urged the States to keep an eye on Information Technology spending and that it should employ more professional project managers to supervise States' contracts.