National Assembly for Wales
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee ensures that proper and thorough scrutiny is given to the Assembly’s expenditure and that the Assembly and other public bodies operate to the highest possible standards in the management of their financial affairs. It does this so that the people of Wales can be confident that their money is being spent wisely and well.
The Audit Committee examines reports prepared by the Auditor General for Wales on the accounts of the Assembly and other public bodies and on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Assembly has used its resources in discharging its functions. The Committee makes specific inquiries into issues of interest or concern arising from these reports. In doing so it may hear evidence from the responsible accounting officers and other civil servants and call for relevant papers. It then reports and makes recommendations on its findings. In conducting its inquiries, the Committee cannot question the merits of the policy objectives of the Assembly or other body under review.
The National Assembly’s Standing Order 13 provides full details of the procedures and operation of the Committee.
Latest News
The Audit Committee has published its report titled "Operations of the Forestry Commission Wales"
The Audit Committee has published its report titled "Home Oxygen Therapy Services"
The Audit Committee has published its report titled "Collaboration between Higher Education Institutions"
The Audit Committee has published its report titled "National Assembly for Wales Audit Committee The work of the Committee 2007-08"
The Audit Committee has published its report titled "The National Assembly for Wales Audit Committee Protecting NHS Staff from Violence and Aggression"
Dates of Meetings:
Future meetings of the committee will be held on:
- Thursday 18 June 2009
- Thursday 2 July 2009
- Thursday 16 July 2009
Inquiries carried out by the Committee
Information on inquiries carried out by the Committee can be found here
