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Neglected preventive work to counteract ethnic discrimination in decision-making
Government agencies fall short in identifying and preventing the risk of ethnic discrimination in decisions affecting individuals. Neither are the Equality Ombudsman’s supervision and promotive efforts in this area effective, according to an audit by the Swedish National Audit Office.
Important improvements in central government operations
The Swedish National Audit Office has followed up on earlier audits. The Follow-up Report shows that performance audits have led to actions for more effective efforts to combat organised economic crime, greater access to medicines for rare diseases, ...
Shortcomings in central government investments in interregional public transport
The central government spends roughly SEK 1 billion annually on improving interregional public transport. The Swedish National Audit Office’s audit shows that central government costs have increased in recent years, while results of the initiatives h...
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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