Ensuring effective governance of local budgets is critical for public service delivery and sustainable development. Public audit institutions-including internal auditors and independent supreme audit bodies-are hypothesized to enhance local budget effectiveness by promoting transparency,...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

The '2024 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2024 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

The '2024 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2024 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

Who checks that EU policies meet their objectives and taxpayers' money is well spent? How do the EU Auditors help improve the EU's financial management? Who are the EU Auditors? How do the EU Auditors help to make sure EU spending achieves value for money?

Who checks that EU policies meet their objectives and taxpayers' money is well spent? How do the EU Auditors help improve the EU's financial management? Who are the EU Auditors? How do the EU Auditors help to make sure EU spending achieves value for money?

The '2023 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2023 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

The '2023 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2023 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

The '2023 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2023 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

This document presents the results of our annual audit of the EU agencies and other EU bodies for the 2022 financial year, as well as the result of additional work we carried out on a horizontal topic related to the agencies' response to the climate and energy crises and their reporting on...

This document presents the results of our annual audit of the EU agencies and other EU bodies for the 2022 financial year, as well as the result of additional work we carried out on a horizontal topic related to the agencies' response to the climate and energy crises and their reporting on...

The '2022 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2022 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

The '2022 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2022 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

The '2022 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2022 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We...

Introduction to the National Audit Office -- Legacies and arguments -- The establishment of the NAO under Sir Gordon Downey 1983-1988 -- Sir John Bourn 1988-97 : navigating a world of many subtle shades of grey -- John Bourn and the New Labour era 1997-2008 -- Amyas Morse 2009-2019 -- Gareth...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

Public Audit in the European Union is an online portal for information on the mandate, status, organisation, work and output of the supreme audit institutions in the EU and its Member States. Other public audit bodies set up in some Member States, such as regional or provincial ones, are not...

The '2021 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2021 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them....

The '2021 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2021 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them....

The '2021 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2021 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them....

This report looks at efforts by Portugal’s Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas, TdC) to make better use of data and analytics in assessing risks in public procurement. It identifies key financial and non-financial risks to refine the TdC’s audit selection process and increase the...

Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) are a critical part of public accountability systems. They ‘watch’ over governments’ use of public money and report about it publicly, helping to increase transparency. SAIs have an interest in strongly engaging with external stakeholders – including...

The '2020 EU audit in brief' provides an overview of our 2020 annual reports on the EU's general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. It...