Eleven of the twelve NHS bodies’ 2021-22 audited accounts have been published today showing a clear picture of increased spending and some irregular spending in year.
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Significant loss to public purse due to unlawful activity and poor governance at community councilsUnlawful activity and failure to exercise minimum standards of financial management and governance at Ynysawdre, Llangynwyd Middle and Abertillery and Llanhilleth Community Councils. -
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Urgent action needed at community councils to address unlawful activity and poor governanceUnlawful expenditure and inadequate governance arrangements found at St Harmon, Magor with Undy, Llanmpumsaint and Sully Lavernock Community Councils in Wales -
Being a Graduate Trainee at Audit WalesAs part of our current Graduate Trainee recruitment campaign, we’ve recorded a podcast episode with two of our current Graduate Trainees. -
Extra funding from Welsh Government means councils are financially stable for now, but big challenges lie aheadIncreasing demand for some local government services and potential future funding levels mean the sustainability of the sector is challenging. -
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NHS Wales Accounts show an accurate reflection of finances for the past yearThe Auditor General has published an updated infographic on the NHS (Wales) summarised accounts for 2020-21. -
Many services were stretched before the COVID-19 pandemic, the coming years will offer little respite for the public financesAfter a decade of squeezed budgets and rising demands, public services are grappling with three over-arching crises of global proportion. -
How the pandemic is driving innovation in auditAuditor General reflects on auditing during the COVID-19 pandemic with ACCA and INTOSAI -
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Call for all levels of government to step up to help make town centres sustainableThe pandemic has added to the challenges town centres face making them a major priority for action -
Welsh Government day-to-day management of student finances is effective but more scrutiny needed given the costs involvedThe cost of student loans and grants is more than £1 billion per year -
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Overwhelming response to our #YourTown survey earlier this yearThemes summarised in our latest blog -
A productive year for public audit in Wales in the face of a worldwide pandemicDespite some significant changes to our planned work due to COVID-19, we successfully delivered a full audit programme in 2020-21.
