A commentary for the Committee of Public Accounts on the Work Programme outcome statistics
This commentary, on the first set of Work Programme data, has been produced for the Committee of Public Accounts.
Published:
13 Dec 2012
13 Dec 2012
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Support for Audit Committees
Audit Committees help organisations function according to good governance and accounting and auditing standards, and adopt appropriate risk management arrangements. We regard well-functioning Audit Committees as key to helping organisations achieve good corporate governance.
We have developed a range of guidance and tools to assist public sector Audit Committees.
Audit Committee self-assessment checklist
The Audit Committee checklist is based on the Treasury’s Audit Committee Handbook and on feedback from staff and Audit Committees. Audit Committees can assess their performance against best practice using the checklist.
Published:
1 Sep 2017
1 Sep 2017
Cyber security and information risk guidance for Audit Committees
Audit committees should be scrutinising cyber security arrangements. To aid them, this guidance complements government advice by setting out high-level questions and issues for audit committees to consider.
Published:
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017
Fact sheet: Governance Statements – good practice observations from our audits
Our “Fact Sheet: Governance Statements: good practice observations from our audits”, highlights the key messages and good practice we identified from our work. Organisations can use our good practice observations to help support better governance and more transparent reporting in their Governance Statements.
Published:
1 Feb 2013
1 Feb 2013
Fact Sheet: Updated edition of the Treasury’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook
The Treasury published an updated version of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook in April 2013. We have produced a fact sheet signposting the main developments in the new Handbook.
Published:
16 May 2013
16 May 2013
Good Practice from the Excellence in Reporting in the Public Sector Award – Building Public Trust Awards
The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive document illustrates a range of good practice examples across annual reports in both the public and private sector.
Published:
26 Mar 2018
26 Mar 2018
Good practice from the Excellence in Reporting in the Public Sector Award – Building Public Trust in Corporate Reporting Awards
The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive document illustrates a range of good practice examples in public sector reports.
Published:
18 Apr 2017
18 Apr 2017
Guidance for audit committees on cloud services
Outlining cloud services and their use in government, this guide suggests questions to ask at planning, implementation and management stages.
Published:
24 Apr 2019
24 Apr 2019
Helping your Audit Committee to add value
2nd edition, January 2012
We have pulled together practical top tips for Audit Committees from the good practice shared in facilitated, syndicated-based workshops in the past and from other meetings with non-executive directors.
Published:
1 Jan 2012
1 Jan 2012
Round-up for Audit Committees
This interactive round-up of NAO publications is intended to help Audit Committees, Boards and other users by outlining the latest NAO resources for governance and oversight, risk management and strategic management issues. It also sets out how to keep in touch with NAO insight on specific issues and/or sectors.
Published:
15 Mar 2019
15 Mar 2019