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12 Jun 19
Wales’ new auditor general has worked in the country for 20 years but Dominic Brady finds out it is his exposure to political systems further afield that inform his view of a sustainable future.
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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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29 May 19
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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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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29 Mar 19
Assuming that, one way or another, at some point in the not too distant future, Brexit happens, the impact on the shape of government and public services will be huge, say Colin and Carole Talbot....
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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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12 Mar 19
Redundancy packages for senior public sector workers are likely to be capped at £95,000, as the government seeks to implement the policy passed into law in the 2016 Enterprise Act.
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22 Jan 19
NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
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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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23 Nov 18
The auditor general for Wales Adrian Crompton writes on how his organisation is modernising and driving through change.
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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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10 Oct 18
Last week’s draft Welsh budget was the first to include Wales-specific income taxes. Guto Ifan of Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre argues that this new fiscal context demands an...
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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.
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7 Sep 18
Huw Vaughan Thomas, former auditor general for Wales, talks to PF’s Vivienne Russell about how the Wales Audit Office has evolved and the implications of the country’s new fiscal...
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6 Aug 18
Northern Ireland’s public services incurred the biggest spending per head in the UK in 2016-17, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
12 Jun 19Wales’ new auditor general has worked in the country for 20 years but Dominic Brady finds out it is his exposure to political systems further afield that inform his view of a sustainable future.
11 Jun 19Public 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.
29 May 19Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
9 May 19The Welsh first minister has expressed doubts about the future of a United Kingdom as a result of Brexit.
2 Apr 19The Welsh Audit Office annual plan is its “most ambitious” yet, the watchdog’s chair has said.
29 Mar 19Assuming that, one way or another, at some point in the not too distant future, Brexit happens, the impact on the shape of government and public services will be huge, say Colin and Carole Talbot....
14 Mar 19Welsh households will endure the sharpest rise in council tax for 15 years, CIPFA has found.
12 Mar 19Redundancy packages for senior public sector workers are likely to be capped at £95,000, as the government seeks to implement the policy passed into law in the 2016 Enterprise Act.
22 Jan 19NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
17 Jan 19There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
20 Dec 18The 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...
12 Dec 18The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
7 Dec 18Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh Labour party.
23 Nov 18The auditor general for Wales Adrian Crompton writes on how his organisation is modernising and driving through change.
22 Nov 18Public 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....
23 Oct 18The Wales Audit Office has uncovered £5.4m of fraud and overpayments across public services in Wales over the last two years.
14 Sep 18The Welsh government will receive £23.5m to fund teachers’ pay rises, the UK government has said.
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