On May 10, 2018, Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze, representatives of the Public Defender's Office and members of the Consultative Council for Monitoring the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities met with Deputy Auditor General Eka Gazadze and the Heads of Departments of the State Audit Office.

The programs intended for persons with disabilities, funded by state or local self-government budgets, were discussed at the meeting. Other topics of discussion were conduct of an audit to check the efficiency and compliance of the mentioned programs within the competence of State Audit Office and future cooperation between the Public Defender's Office and the State Audit Office.

The meeting was held on the initiative of the Public Defender's Office.