Auditor General highlights governance weaknesses in Wales’ Fire and Rescue Authorities

National review calls on Welsh Government and Fire and Rescue Authorities to address weaknesses in the governance model

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Anglesey County Council making progress in strengthening arr...

But more needs to be done to use staff and other resources more strategically 

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Wales Audit Office publishes review on progress to its appro...

First joint report by the Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office highlights good progress in meeting objectives of Joint Strategic Equality Plan

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Survey launched on audited bodies’ linguistic preferences

We’ve issued a language preference survey asking our audited bodies to state in which language they would prefer to receive documents and services from us.

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Planning services - Reports released for Wales’ 3 National P...

We have carried out work at all three national park authorities in Wales to assess the extent to which they were delivering efficient planning services with less money.

 

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The Welsh public sector needs to shift its focus to maintain...

Many preventative services are undervalued, raising concerns that demand for health and social services will continue to rise

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How safe is your community?

Citizen survey launched into community safety.

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Community and Town councils in Wales show improvement in del...

But despite this the number of qualified audit opinions and failures in financial governance remains too high

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Staff team get ready to take on the Welsh Coastal Path Chall...

Some of our colleagues in the Wales Audit Office are attempting to walk the entire coastal path of Wales this weekend in aid of the charity, Cross Roads Care.

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Good practice events for 2015-16

Find out what events we’re hosting to help improve public services across Wales.

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Torfaen council achieves record closure of accounts

Successful scheme sees Council’s financial services department close yearly accounts 10 weeks ahead of schedule.

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BrowseAloud function now available on our website

As part of our move towards improving the accessibility of our website, we’ve added a new piece of software called BrowseAloud.

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Corporate arrangements for safeguarding are 'variable' acros...

Some councils need to strengthen how they deliver their corporate responsibilities for safeguarding

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Staff all set to meet with the public at the Royal Welsh Sho...

A selection of staff from across our organisation will be hosting a stand at the Royal Welsh Show from Monday 20 July until Thursday 23 July.

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Welsh Government cannot demonstrate value for money from lan...

Innovative RIFW investment concept let down by flawed sale transaction, weak governance and ineffective oversight.

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Orthopaedic services are more efficient and waits are shorte...

But performance against waiting time targets has deteriorated recently, and more sustainable plans are needed to meet rising demand for services

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