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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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A review considered whether the Welsh Government and other public authorities are responding appropriately to the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (the Act) that places an enhanced biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty on public authorities.
We looked at Welsh Government leadership and at how public authorities are working to comply, mainly around the planning and reporting requirements. We have not examined their specific biodiversity related actions.
Our report acknowledges examples of efforts to integrate biodiversity and nature ambitions with wider policies. And public authorities provided positive feedback on aspects of national strategic leadership. The Welsh Government has also provided various funding streams that support biodiversity action.
We highlight various areas for improvement. Several of these issues have not been addressed fully since being highlighted in a 2021 evaluation. They include uncertainty about which public authorities are covered by the duty, and the need to strengthen Welsh Government guidance and monitoring.
Our recommendations relate mainly to the current duty. However, we recognise that the Welsh Government will need to consider its actions alongside its proposals to change environmental law.