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The Auditor General is the statutory external auditor of most of the Welsh public sector.
Our key strength is our wide range of skills and knowledge that has arisen from our position as the the statutory external auditor
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Governance and oversight at Audit Wales
Our accounts are audited by an independent firm appointed by the Welsh Parliament.
Our Executive Leadership Team is responsible for directing the organisation
The Auditor General is responsible for auditing most of the public money spent in Wales.
Audit Services has a reach of over 800 public bodies across Wales covering financial and performance audit
Our programme of shared learning events focusses on topics that are common across public services
Our forward work programme for performance audit
The NFI matches data across organisations and systems to help public bodies identify fraud and overpayments.
We work with others from across the Welsh public sector and beyond
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Our events bring together individuals from across the Welsh public sector
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We’ve published our Audit Quality report 2024 outlining our audit quality arrangements and unwavering commitment to delivering and investing in high-quality audit services.
Our commitment to audit quality in Audit Wales is absolute. We use a three lines of assurance model to demonstrate how we achieve this:
Our people
Achieving quality
Independent assurance
“In today’s rapidly evolving public sector landscape, the importance of audit quality cannot be overstated.
"At the heart of our commitment to the people of Wales lies an unwavering belief that audit will continue to have a significant role in holding Welsh public bodies to account: a commitment that is underpinned by principles of trust, confidence and transparency.
"We remain committed to applying best professional practices to all our work to ensure that our quality continues to be of a high standard; our work remains impactful; and as an organisation we continue to offer value for money to the Welsh taxpayer."
Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales and Dr Ian Rees, Chair of the Wales Audit Office Board
View our interactive version of the report.
At the heart of our commitment to the people of Wales lies an unwavering belief that audit will continue to have a significant role in holding Welsh public bodies to account - a commitment that is underpinned by principles of trust, confidence and transparency.