Report Governance and fraud Bridgend County Borough Council – Review of the Council’s Ar... Overall, we wanted to understand if the Council has effective arrangements to support its ambitions of becoming a digital council. This included exploring how the Council has learned from its shift to more digital working as a result of the pandemic. View more
Report Climate change, environment and agriculture Carmarthenshire County Council – Review of Waste Services Our work reviewed whether the Council has proper arrangements in place to plan and deliver its waste services sustainably. View more
Report Finance Flintshire County Council – Financial Sustainability Assessm... We did this assessment as financial sustainability continues to be a risk to councils putting in place proper arrangements to secure value for money in the use of resources. In part, this was informed by experiences of some councils in England, our knowledge of the financial situation in councils in Wales, and the general trend of decreasing resources for local government combined with rising demand for some services. View more
Report Education and skills Student finances Effective management by Welsh Government but more sanctions needed in case of non-delivery View more
Report Health and social care Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust – Structured Assessment 2... This report sets out the findings from phase one of the Auditor General’s 2021 Structured Assessment on the operational planning arrangements at the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust. View more
Report Finance Conwy County Borough Council – Financial Sustainability Asse... We did this assessment as financial sustainability continues to be a risk to councils putting in place proper arrangements to secure value for money in the use of resources. In part, this was informed by experiences of some councils in England, our knowledge of the financial situation in councils in Wales, and the general trend of decreasing resources for local government combined with rising demand for some services. We did a similar project in 2019-20, before the COVID-19 pandemic. View more
Report Local services Wrexham County Borough Council – Driving Sustained Performan... This review focused on key aspects of the Council’s approach to performance management to determine whether it supports and informs recovery planning and delivery of continuous sustainable improvement. We sought to answer the question: ‘Are the Council’s performance management arrangements robust and likely to support continuous and sustainable improvement as it recovers from the impact of COVID-19?’ View more
Report Finance Wrexham County Borough Council – Financial Sustainability As... We did this assessment as financial sustainability continues to be a risk to councils putting in place proper arrangements to secure value for money in the use of resources. View more
Report Health and social care Health Education and Improvement Wales – Structured Assessme... This report sets out the findings from phase one of the Auditor General’s 2021 Structured Assessment on the operational planning arrangements at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). View more