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Auditor General qualifies accounts of three NHS bodies in Wa...

The Auditor General for Wales has signed off the last of his 10 audit opinions for Health Boards and NHS Trusts in Wales for the 2013-14 financial year.

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Auditor General speaks to local government leaders about the...

The Auditor General for Wales recently spoke to key players in local government in Wales at the WLGA Conference in Llandudno.

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Wales Audit Office supporting public service summer school

The Wales Audit Office will be well represented at next week’s Academi Wales Public Service Summer School with our good practice lead Chris Bolton facilitating and Matthew Mortlock, Stephen Lisle and Sarah Utley attending the event as delegates.

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Staff team get ready to take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challe...

Some of our colleagues in the Wales Audit Office are ready to take part in the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge this weekend in aid of the charity, Changing Faces. The climb, which will see the group take on Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) in the North, Cadair Idris in mid-Wales, and Pen y Fan in the South, is all in aid of the charity Changing Faces, selected by staff members at the annual conference last year. 

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£4 Million of fraud and overpayments identifed in Wales thro...

The latest bi-annual national counter-fraud exercise has helped Welsh public bodies to identify £4 million of fraud and erroneous payment, and £229m across the UK, according to a report released by the Auditor General for Wales today.

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Wales Audit Office consulting with equalities representative...

Consultation event aims to consider how we can better engage with representatives of disadvantaged groups in our audit work.

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Welsh Councils getting better at challenging themselves but ...

Strong scrutiny plays a vital role in ensuring council decisions are soundly based in these austere times, says Auditor General

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Conwy Council generally well managed and governed

The Council has a track record of steady improvement but it has much to do to realise necessary future savings.

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Auditor General addresses town councils on importance of goo...

The Auditor General for Wales recently addressed local and town councillors at the joint training conference between the Society of Local Council Clerks and One Voice Wales.

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Patients and relatives asked for their experiences of NHS Wa...

Findings will form part of national study by the Auditor General for Wales

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Auditor General Examining Welsh Government’s investment in b...

The Auditor General for Wales has recently started a review of the Welsh Government’s investment in high speed broadband infrastructure across Wales.

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Management of latest EU Structural Fund Programmes in Wales ...

'But too early to assess overall impact’, says Auditor General

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Serious weaknesses In Cywain Centre grant funding

Project not properly monitored and did not provide value for money says Auditor General

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Wales audit model proves effective in following the public p...

The Wales Audit Office is in a strong position to support improvement and to promote assurance as well as audit collaborative arrangements across sectors, says Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales.

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Chronic conditions services improve but more needs to be don...

Despite reductions in relevant hospital admissions, health boards in Wales need to make more progress in expanding access to community based chronic conditions services says a report by Auditor General for Wales.

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