Does the NAO carryout , FULL AUDITS on ALL Government Departments/offices, OR do the NAO, ALLOW ,Government Departments/offices. to SELF AUDIT?

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Dear National Audit Office,

Under the FOI act, please could you answer the following;

1) Does the National Audit Office carryout FULL AUDITS for each of the Government departments/offices?
2) Are all audits , for Government departments/offices, whether they are FULL or PARTIAL.
Carried out on a yearly basis?
2a) If NOT yearly, what is the standard frequency of AUDITING, each of the Government departments/offices?
3) If the National Audit Office, only carry out a PARTIAL AUDIT , for each of the Government departments/offices.
What sections , of the Government departments/offices, would the NAO, concentrate their efforts on?
4) Does the NAO allow , the Government departments/offices to carry out SELF AUDITING?
5) If SELF AUDITING is acceptable for Government departments/offices.
What checks would be carried out by the NAO, before they decide to SIGN OFF the accounts for each Government department/office?

Yours faithfully,

taryn taylor

FOI REQUESTS, National Audit Office

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REFERENCE: FOI-1316

 

Dear Taryn Taylor,

 

Thank you for your request for information about the National Audit
Office’s (NAO)’s audits of government. I am sorry for the delay in
acknowledging your request.

 

Your request was received 16 March 2020 and I am dealing with it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

 

The statutory 20 working day deadline for our response to your request is
Wednesday 15 April (Friday 10 and Monday 13 being public holidays).  We
aim to respond as soon as we are able.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

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Dear Taryn Taylor,

 

Please find, attached, our response to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Joseph da Silva | FOI Team

 

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