• Unlawful spending at two councils exceeds £290,000
    Two councils have incurred unlawful expenditure of over £290,000, according to reports issued today (6 November 2019) by the Auditor General for Wa
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    Council overspending exhausts reserves
    Over a three-year period, Penmaenmawr Town Council spent more on the local community than it received in income.
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  • Fewer households in fuel poverty but Welsh Government misses targets
    The Welsh Government has not met its targets for the eradication of fuel poverty though its actions do seem to have contributed to a reduction.
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  • Public spending patterns since devolution ‘interesting and perhaps unexpected’
    In the first decade of devolution, total public spending per head in Wales grew at almost 4% a year in real terms.
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  • Preparations in Wales for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit – an update
    Today, the Auditor General for Wales has written to the External Affairs & Additional Legislation Committee with his observations on the progre
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    Unlawful action at Town Council
    Connah’s Quay Town Council has incurred a cumulative deficit of over £234,000 in the operation of the Quay Café since 2011, according to a report i
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  • Welsh public services could lose up to £1 billion a year to fraud
    The picture of counter-fraud arrangements in the Welsh public sector varies across Wales, but there is scope for greater collaboration and cross-ag
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  • Six steps to better scrutiny in Wales
    A discussion paper and six-point checklist has been produced for councils in Wales to help improve overview and scrutiny functions.
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  • Urgent improvements needed to internal audit arrangements at town and community councils in Wales
    A review by the Auditor General for Wales has uncovered serious concerns about internal audit arrangements at Town and Community Councils in Wales.
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  • Current standard of financial management “disappointing” at too many town and community councils in Wales
    The current standard of financial management and governance remains disappointing at too many Town and Community Councils, according to a report, p
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  • Failures in governance and financial management at more community councils
    The Auditor General for Wales has published reports in the public interest highlighting failures in governance arrangements and inadequacies in fin
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  • Welsh Government needs a more coordinated approach for managing financial support for business
    The Welsh Government didn’t fully translate its vision for economic renewal into a coordinated programme of financial support to businesses, instea
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  • Finance for the Future conference outputs now online
    The event brought together individuals working in publicly funded organisations across Wales who are studying towards a finance related qualif
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  • WEFO faced major challenge to commit EU funding before Brexit
    The Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) faced a major challenge to commit all EU structural funds before Brexit.
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  • Local councils making progress in improving governance and management of public money
    Local councils in Wales are managing increasing sums of public money and assets, and  in order for councils to manage these effectivel
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