We’re here to Assure, Explain and Inspire.
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
See our current and previous consultations
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
See our latest news, blogs, events and more
Find out the latest news
See our blogs on many different topics
Access our data tools and useful data sources
View our videos on our YouTube channel
Our events bring together individuals from across the Welsh public sector
Access all the resources from our shared learning events
We have installed ReadSpeaker’s webReader, which allows visitors to instantly convert online content to audio on our website.
Click on the icon above to try this out, and take advantage of the full range of useful webReader features by clicking the link below.
Readspeaker website
This accessibility statement applies to www.audit.wales. This website is run by Audit Wales. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
View accessibility statement
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:
info@audit.wales
This resource is for anyone who would like to see the recording of the Integrity in the Public Sector event that was held on 5/12/23, as well as additional resources.
‘Trust is built and maintained through competence, reliability, and honesty, as well as the building of genuine and sound relationships between the public sector and the public it serves. That means the public sector must be accountable for the management and delivery of public services and outcomes, for the direction and control of the work it does, the resources it manages, and for its behaviour and ethics.’
This event looked at how public services can promote a culture of integrity.
A well-known truism is that trust is built slowly, but can be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
We depend a lot on this invisible quality called trust. At Audit Wales maintaining it is integral to achieving our Assure, Explain, Inspire objectives because without trust, why would anyone listen to us?
In 2022, the Office of the Auditor General New Zealand published a report outlining the importance of integrity in public organisations. An ongoing commitment to integrity should be at the core of an organisation, in order to build a culture of integrity which makes doing the right thing the easiest thing to do.
Building integrity in turn builds trust, which is the currency we all use to allow us to fulfil our roles.
We have all heard Peter Drucker’s famous quote; that ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’, which emphasises the importance of acting with integrity to build culture and achieve lasting change. ‘Show, don’t tell’ is as important in management as it is in film-making or writing a novel.
On December 5, Audit Wales; Good Practice Exchange will be hosting a lively panel discussion on the matter of integrity. Featuring contributors from The Office of the Auditor General New Zealand, ICEAEW, CIPFA and Audit Wales as well.
The panel discussed integrity and trust, and responding to your questions and comments.