Ten years on, the Well-being of Future Generations Act has increased prominence but is not driving the system-wide change that was intended

We see good examples, but we also see instances where public bodies have given little or no explicit consideration to the Act

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Are you looking for a new challenge? Look no further, our Senior Health, Safety and Facilities Officer role could be right for you.

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We’ve published a report on the progress of the newly formed...

Corporate Joint Committees (CJCs) are new corporate bodies which have some similar powers and duties to councils.

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Serious governance concerns surrounding payments to the form...

The cost of the settlement payment and associated legal and advisory fees approached £750,000.

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Fraud at community council highlights importance of followin...

As electronic banking becomes more commonplace, Community Councils must have sound cyber security processes in place.

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Audit Wales highlights inconsistencies in fire and rescue re...

No Fire and Rescue Authority has a comprehensive approach to quantifying the impact of false fire alarms, despite such calls making up around half of all those received

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We're Hiring! Join Our Team and help Shape the Future

We are looking to recruit an Audit Director (Accounts) to join us at Audit Wales.

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Progress made towards achieving our priorities

We’ve published our Interim Report

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Covering teachers’ absence: follow up 2023

The Auditor General for Wales, Adrian Crompton, has written to the Senedd’s Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee setting out key findings from his follow-up work on covering teachers’ absence.

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Could you be our next Graduate Trainee?

Applications for our programme are now open!

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New Data Briefing Highlights Workforce Challenges Faced by N...

Despite increasing to record levels, the NHS workforce in Wales continues to face challenges with recruitment and retention, sickness absence and a heavy reliance on temporary staff.

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Proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families...

For the last two years we have been in the top 30 organisations, but this year we have made the top 10!

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Audit Wales highlights the diversification of income to supp...

Continued reliance on decreasing Welsh Government funding risks undermining Authorities’ efforts to safeguard nation’s breathing spaces.

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Approaches to achieving net zero across the UK

Report by the four Auditors General of the United Kingdom.

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Local councils have made major changes in how and where thei...

Councils need to develop their strategic approaches in order to plan for the longer term

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Six health boards breach break even duty amid wider financia...

The audit of NHS bodies’ 2022-23 accounts is complete. Our data tool provides further information on NHS bodies’ current financial positions

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