Swedish National Audit Office
Independent auditing contributes to effective central government activities.
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Inadequate work permit checks pose a risk of errors and abuse
The Swedish Migration Agency has granted a great number of work permits to employers who have previously been deemed unscrupulous or had sham employment contracts. These shortcomings risk leading to unfair competition, work-related crime and labour e...
Ineffective processing of changed circumstances in the social insurance system
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Swedish Pensions Agency do not process changed circumstances effectively enough. This poses a risk of incorrect social insurance payments, and individuals being faced with hefty repayment demands.
Serious shortcomings in government agencies’ work on preventing infiltration
Many central government agencies are at risk of infiltration by, for example, criminal organisations or foreign powers. The Swedish National Audit Office’s audit of three government agencies shows deficiencies in their work on counteracting and detecting infiltration.
We examine the effectiveness and efficiency of central government
Performance audits help the Riksdag to make informed political decisions. In this respect, auditing is about bringing about improvement. However, it is important to note that, at the Swedish National Audit Office, we do not engage in developing society or accountability. Our task is to produce factual material. Robin Travis, Deputy Head of The Performance Audit Department, tells us more about performance audit.
What is performance auditing?Our auditing helps establish trust in government agencies
Every year, we audit government agencies’ annual reports, since they are important for ensuring that the agencies are making correct and effective use of their resources in accordance with decisions by the Swedish Government and Riksdag.
What is financial auditing?
Multifaceted international engagement
The Swedish National Audit Office is involved in extensive international activities, in which we collaborate on the development of standards and help other audit institutions build their operations.
International engagementAccess to facts has never been more important
Our central government agencies deal with important functions in society, on which we all depend, and which must stand up to scrutiny. It is a matter of democratic transparency. And access to facts.
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