Auditor General for Wales
- Auditor General for Wales
The Auditor General for Wales is the public official in charge of the Wales Audit Office, the body responsible for auditing the Welsh Assembly Government, its public bodies and local government in Wales.
It is a statutory appointment made by Her Majesty the Queen, in accordance with the provisions of section 90 of the Government of Wales Act 1990. The first Auditor General for Wales, Jeremy Colman, was appointed on 1 April 2005, and is currently responsible for auditing £19 billion of taxpayers' money each year.
External links
[http://www.wao.gov.uk Official site]
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