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Duplication and legal uncertainty in management of insolvency practitioners
Sweden lacks legislation governing insolvency practitioner authorisation. An informal system has therefore emerged, leading to duplication of effort and some legal uncertainty. The Swedish National Audit Office’s audit also shows that the central gov...
Out-of-date income details in SGI decisions lead to benefits being set too low
Many of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s decisions on sickness benefit qualifying income (SGI) are based on out-of-date information. This means that benefits, for example for parental leave, are set too low in around 40,000 cases a year, accordi...
System of government grants to schools abroad is outdated and ineffective
An audit by the Swedish National Audit Office shows that the system of government grants to Swedish schools abroad is outdated and ineffective. The Government should take a position on whether the system should be overhauled or abolished.
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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