• Financial accounts in central and local government ‘prepared to a good standard’
    His first report focuses on Central Government bodies in Wales.
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  • Councils in Wales are improving their medium-term financial planning
    The majority of councils in Wales have improved their medium-term financial plans and now have an effective approach to forecasting the sav
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  • Positive outlook for central government accounts but room for improvement in some areas
    All 23 of Wales’ central government bodies submitted their accounts to audit on time and generally to a good standard in 2015-16.
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  • Community councils need to improve financial management and governance
    Too many community councils in Wales are receiving avoidable qualified audit opinions, a report from the Auditor General for Wales has said
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  • Investment in third sector services increasing but local authorities in Wales not making best use of the third sector
    Local authorities in Wales are not always making the best use of the third sector and must do more to ensure that the work they are currently d
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  • The Welsh Government’s funding of Kancoat Ltd
    The fact-finding review, conducted by the Auditor General for Wales, details the financial support provided by the Welsh Government for the manufac
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  • Financial management and governance of community and town councils needs further improvement
    The number of community and town councils in Wales delivering timely end of year accounts has made a steady improvement since 2013-14.
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  • New study launched to look at council income generation
    We’ve launched a new study looking at how councils manage the services that they generate income from across Wales.
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  • Community and Town councils in Wales show improvement in delivering timely accounts
    The timeliness of delivering end of year accounts from community and town councils in Wales has improved since 2011-12.
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  • Councils in Wales have responded well to significant financial stress
    Councils in Wales are under significant financial pressure and have been active in meeting the challenge.
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  • Welsh public bodies making extensive use of ‘early departures’ to reduce workforce costs
    Welsh public bodies have made extensive use of early departures to support workforce cost reduction, alongside a range of other approaches.
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  • Councils and police bodies are generally preparing timely accounts
    The overall quality of accounts produced by audited bodies and submitted for audit has generally remained consistent.
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  • Town and Community Councils not doing enough to improve financial management
    Town and Community Councils are getting better at submitting their financial accounts on time, but they still need to improve the quality of the ac
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  • Serious weaknesses In Cywain Centre grant funding
    In providing grant funding for the Cywain Centre, a rural heritage tourist attraction in North Wales, the Welsh Government and other public sector
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