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24 Aug 20
Fraudsters have looked to exploit the current pandemic. Public sector bodies need to raise their game and learn from others, says Welsh auditor general Adrian Crompton.
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19 Mar 20
Welsh councils are preparing to “scale back” some services as the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow in the UK.
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17 Feb 20
Devolved finance ministers have written to the new chief secretary to the Treasury asking him to hold an “urgent” meeting ahead of the Budget.
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5 Dec 19
Wales has worked hard to ensure it has an audit system that can be relied upon and that continues to develop, writes Auditor General for Wales Adrian Crompton.
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24 Oct 19
Failure to accelerate reform within the Welsh primary care sector could jeopardise the sustainability of essential services, according to The Wales Audit Office.
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8 Oct 19
Boards aimed at improving local wellbeing of citizens must start “thinking and acting differently” to achieve their potential, the Welsh Auditor General has said.
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9 Aug 19
Thousands of new council homes supplied by green energy are at the heart of a vision for Wales put forward by the region’s government.
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2 Aug 19
Wales’s multi-billion-pound public finance deficit is reducing, but only because of spending cuts – not increasing revenues – according to experts at Cardiff University.
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11 Jun 19
Public services in Wales are at risk of losing up to £1bn a year as a result of fraud - but public bodies lack the resources to take effective action, auditors have warned.
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9 May 19
The Welsh first minister has expressed doubts about the future of a United Kingdom as a result of Brexit.
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5 Apr 19
New powers enabling the Welsh Government to set the rates of income tax payable by people in the region have come into effect.
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2 Apr 19
The Welsh Audit Office annual plan is its “most ambitious” yet, the watchdog’s chair has said.
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14 Mar 19
Welsh households will endure the sharpest rise in council tax for 15 years, CIPFA has found.
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28 Feb 19
Welsh councils should ensure they take “early intervention” to stop more households falling into debt as they look to increase council tax next year, a think-tank has said.
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17 Jan 19
There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
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15 Jan 19
The Welsh auditor general has said councils must “get a grip on financial management” as the number of qualified audit opinions has doubled in 2017-18.
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20 Dec 18
The Welsh Revenue Authority and Welsh Treasury are “working well” to implement plans that shift some tax and borrowing powers from the UK government to the country, the auditor general for Wales...
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12 Dec 18
The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
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7 Dec 18
Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh Labour party.
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29 Nov 18
The Welsh Government should adopt a more joined-up approach to the financial help it offers business rather than focusing on individual projects, auditors said.
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22 Nov 18
Public sector accountants need to start shouting out about what is happening in their sector locally in such a way that their voices are heard nationally, argues the WLGA’s Debbie Wilcox....
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21 Nov 18
The Welsh Government has worked hard to protect frontline services from the effects of austerity but there is still more to do, the Welsh cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford says.
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23 Oct 18
The Wales Audit Office has uncovered £5.4m of fraud and overpayments across public services in Wales over the last two years.
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4 Oct 18
The Welsh Government has published its draft budget for 2019-20 including extra funds for health, social care and local government.
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14 Sep 18
The Welsh government will receive £23.5m to fund teachers’ pay rises, the UK government has said.