Timber Sales Contracts - Supplementary Memorandum of the Auditor General for Wales to the Public Accounts Committee
Darren Griffiths Darren is a Performance Audit Manager with responsibility for overseeing the Auditor General’s programme of performance audit work at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Digital Health and Care Wales, and Velindre University NHS Trust. Darren is also responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Auditor General’s structured assessment work at all NHS bodies in Wales. Improving digital leadership and ownership This was the second of a series of events on digital public service delivery in partnership with Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Y Lab, Welsh Government and Good Practice Wales. Digital can often improve customer service so that services meet the expectations of the user. Local government bodies continue to face challenges in producing and improving timely annual accounts Wales’ local government bodies improved the quality of their pre-audit annual accounts for 2015-16, but still face challenges in the medium term to improve and produce their accounts to meet earlier statutory deadlines. This is according to a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales. Local Government Financial Statements 2015-16 Local Government Financial Statements 2015-16 Welsh Government oversight of further-education colleges’ finances and delivery Welsh Government oversight of further-education colleges’ finances and delivery Further education colleges coping with Welsh Government cuts Despite cuts to grants, the Welsh Government’s funding allocation and oversight arrangements for further education colleges are generally sound, although they would benefit from a more integrated and long-term approach. This is according to a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales. Integrating Information Technology through Open Standards Open Standards make it easier for systems to work together and exchange data. They can help public services to integrate, collaborate and take a long term view of procurement and public service delivery. These are three of the five ways of working that are at the heart of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act. Information Technology departments across public services have traditionally purchased proprietary software. The obscure output formats from these systems often result in organisations being locked-in to contracts. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 209 Page 210 Page 211 Page 212 Current page 213 Page 214 Page 215 Page 216 Page 217 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Subscribe to
Improving digital leadership and ownership This was the second of a series of events on digital public service delivery in partnership with Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Y Lab, Welsh Government and Good Practice Wales. Digital can often improve customer service so that services meet the expectations of the user. Local government bodies continue to face challenges in producing and improving timely annual accounts Wales’ local government bodies improved the quality of their pre-audit annual accounts for 2015-16, but still face challenges in the medium term to improve and produce their accounts to meet earlier statutory deadlines. This is according to a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales. Local Government Financial Statements 2015-16 Local Government Financial Statements 2015-16 Welsh Government oversight of further-education colleges’ finances and delivery Welsh Government oversight of further-education colleges’ finances and delivery Further education colleges coping with Welsh Government cuts Despite cuts to grants, the Welsh Government’s funding allocation and oversight arrangements for further education colleges are generally sound, although they would benefit from a more integrated and long-term approach. This is according to a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales. Integrating Information Technology through Open Standards Open Standards make it easier for systems to work together and exchange data. They can help public services to integrate, collaborate and take a long term view of procurement and public service delivery. These are three of the five ways of working that are at the heart of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act. Information Technology departments across public services have traditionally purchased proprietary software. The obscure output formats from these systems often result in organisations being locked-in to contracts. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 209 Page 210 Page 211 Page 212 Current page 213 Page 214 Page 215 Page 216 Page 217 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Subscribe to
Local government bodies continue to face challenges in producing and improving timely annual accounts Wales’ local government bodies improved the quality of their pre-audit annual accounts for 2015-16, but still face challenges in the medium term to improve and produce their accounts to meet earlier statutory deadlines. This is according to a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales.
Further education colleges coping with Welsh Government cuts Despite cuts to grants, the Welsh Government’s funding allocation and oversight arrangements for further education colleges are generally sound, although they would benefit from a more integrated and long-term approach. This is according to a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales.
Integrating Information Technology through Open Standards Open Standards make it easier for systems to work together and exchange data. They can help public services to integrate, collaborate and take a long term view of procurement and public service delivery. These are three of the five ways of working that are at the heart of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act. Information Technology departments across public services have traditionally purchased proprietary software. The obscure output formats from these systems often result in organisations being locked-in to contracts.