Article Financial management and governance of community and town co... While the timeliness of accounts preparation has improved, the number of qualified audit opinions has increased and failures in financial governance remain too high. View more
Article Many operating theatres in Wales are not being used efficien... The focus on safety has improved but NHS Wales needs to secure better value for money from operating theatres View more
Article Wrexham Council’s vision is delivering improved outcomes for... But some out-dated arrangements may limit the speed of progress says Auditor General View more
Article Review of further education finances in progress The Auditor General for Wales has started a review of the Welsh Government’s oversight of further education finances. View more
Article City of Cardiff Council - Corporate Assessment follow on Cardiff Council has put in place better arrangements to deal with longstanding issues, but report finds Council is at critical point if it is to achieve the changes required to deliver improvement. View more
Article Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund ‘Aspects of its establishment, governance, oversight and early operation were flawed and poorly documented’, says Auditor General, but the concept of the Fund is innovative and has many merits. View more
Article Health boards need to strengthen their arrangements for mana... Local systems are not robust enough to provide assurance that private patients who subsequently transfer to the NHS for treatment are not unfairly advantaged View more
Article Natural Resources Wales well-placed to continue delivering i... But faces significant challenges as it responds to funding pressures and takes on new responsibilities View more
Article Welsh Government undertook appropriate due diligence for Car... Although progress is slower than forecast at the time of acquisition View more
Article Bridgend council making good progress towards securing futur... Council’s consultation on future priorities will help it prepare for challenges ahead says Auditor General View more
Article New study launched to look at council income generation Have your say as a small business or service user in our national survey. View more
Article 2014-15 Local Government Accounts Local government bodies generally prepared good quality financial statements on time. However an increased number of statements required material amendment and auditors reported concerns to a few bodies about the quality of supporting working papers View more
Article Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From all of us here at the Wales Audit Office, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year View more
Article A Picture of Public Services: What does the report say? The Auditor General urges public services to radically change if they are to meet the challenges they face now and in the future. But how? Our video tells you more. View more
Article Progress being made but pace of public services change ‘stil... Auditor General urges public services to increase the scale and pace of transformation View more