Published: 29 May 2009
Wales Audit Office Looks to Future
The Wales Audit Office (WAO) has recently revealed its three-year vision - Sustained Impact in a Time of Change - for helping improve public services in Wales.
The strategy for 2009-2012 details how the organisation intends to support the Auditor General in promoting improvements to public services through audit & inspection work ‘in an environment of considerable change & economic constraints’.
The Strategy also highlights WAO progress against the five key objectives set out in its first strategy, which covered the period 2006-2009, establishing itself as a trusted and valued institution within the landscape of external scrutiny, review and improvement.
As the WAO enters its fifth year, it is now operating in a climate of significant change which will have far-reaching effects on the public sector.
Developments such as the restructuring of the NHS in Wales and new Assembly legislation make this an opportune time for the Wales Audit Office to review is strategic direction.
The organisation has developed 6 main strategic themes for particular focus over the next 3 years
· helping Welsh public bodies to improve their use of resources within the growing constraints of the economy and environment
· promoting improved comparisons, clear performance data, and accessible reporting to decision-makers & citizens
· promoting better outcomes for citizens by working across boundaries to improve the way public services are planned, delivered and reviewed
· supporting the reform of the NHS by providing high-quality and timely assurance, challenge and diagnosis
· supporting the translation of Assembly Government strategy into action both directly and through others
· helping to ensure the implementation of the local government measure delivers improved services and relationships
The WAO will focus on these themes by providing assurance about how public money is being spent, by:
* providing assurance about how public money is being spent
* promoting improvement in services for citizens
* helping decision-makers understand the issues & challenges public services face
Further information
Wales Audit Office Strategy 2009-2012: Sustained impact in a time of change
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