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Weak governance and unclear effects of international climate initiatives
The central government’s purchases of international emission reduction units have so far been a cost-effective climate policy measure. Nevertheless, the projects carry considerable uncertainties, the Government is weak in its direction, and it is unclear whether the efforts contribute sufficiently to achieving the national climate objectives, accor...
Unreasonably lengthy processing times at the Health and Social Care Inspectorate persist
When people affected by serious deficiencies in the healthcare system report these to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, subsequent investigations sometimes take several years. This risks causing weakened legal certainty and deteriorating patie...
Unclear governance and poor performance after the police reform
Ten years after a sweeping reorganisation of the Swedish police service, crime-solving rates and cost effectiveness are lower than in 2015 – although some improvement has been noted in the past year. These shortcomings are partly due to ambiguous gov...
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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