We take this responsibility seriously. In order to provide assurance to taxpayers, we are subject to independent scrutiny in a number of ways.

Our finances

Our accounts are audited by KTSOwensThomas Ltd, a firm appointed by the National Assembly for Wales’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Each year, the Auditor General presents spending plans for the Wales Audit Office for the next financial year to the Assembly’s PAC for approval.

The latest estimate of income and expenditure, along with the Auditor General’s annual report and accounts, are available on the Our Plans and Accounts section of our website.

Our activities

The Auditor General has established an Audit and Risk Management Committee (ARMC) to provide external scrutiny and review around areas of risk, control and governance at the Wales Audit Office.

It also has an independent reporting line to the Chair of the Assembly’s PAC on matters relating to the behaviour of the Auditor General.

The ARMC meet around four times a year. They all have considerable experience at a senior management level within the public and private sectors.

The members of the ARMC are, from left to right:

Denver Lynn, Rosamund Blomfield-Smith, Peter Laing, Haydn Warman, David Hands, Michael Brooker.

Peer Review

An International Peer Review of the Wales Audit Office was commissioned in 2009 to provide an independent assessment of the organisation.