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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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This section sets out how you may request information from us and provides some direct links to information of wider public interest.
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.
See our work around the COVID-19 pandemic
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
Having a strategic, dynamic and high quality audit programme is a key focus of our strategy
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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Our events bring together individuals from across the Welsh public sector
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Town centres have been at the heart of Welsh society for over 150 years providing both essential services but also giving people a sense of belonging. Some of our towns have thriving town centres whilst others have been in decline for decades. The growth of online shopping and out of town retail has significantly impacted town centres in recent times.
COVID-19 has presented businesses, retailers, public bodies, elected members and council officers across the country with a new set of challenges and created uncertainty for all of us.
We know that to successfully regenerate our town centres and ensure people can access the services they need, businesses and services need to thrive. To help Audit Wales find out what it’s like on the ground, we need members of the public and businesses to provide their thoughts and experience on:
The survey should take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete.
Your views will be useful in identifying specific issues that can be further examined in our review and will be summarised in a national report.
We will not name you directly and your responses will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.
A copy of our fair processing notice can be found on our website [opens in new window].
Download our leaflet[opens in new window] on our study for more information . This explains what we are doing and why we are doing it. It is also available as a plain text document [opens in new window].
If you have any queries please feel free to get in touch with us at Council.Studies@audit.wales
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