Forward work programme

Our forward work programme includes value for money examinations, local government studies, and the preparation of summary reports of the findings from local audit work across multiple NHS, central government and/or local government bodies.

It also includes examinations undertaken in response to issues of public concern identified through our audit work or raised with the Auditor General through correspondence.

It is focussed on four themes:

  • tackling inequality
  • responding to the climate and nature emergency
  • service resilience and access
  • well managed public services

Plans for other outputs may emerge as our work programme evolves at both a national and local level, including follow up work and local audit work already planned as part of previous years’ programmes. In addition, our local audit plans will include other new work at individual bodies to be progressed.

This programme sits alongside our annual audit of accounts at over 800 public bodies in Wales.