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Recruitment of the Auditor General for Wales

Published 19/09/2025   |   Last Updated 19/09/2025

The Senedd is seeking to appoint the next Auditor General for Wales.  It is expected that the preferred candidate will be nominated by the Senedd for Crown appointment before 8 April 2026. 

The Auditor General for Wales is the independent statutory external auditor of the devolved Welsh public sector. 

The Wales Audit Office (WAO) is a corporate body consisting of a nine-member statutory Board which employs staff and provides other resources to the Auditor General for Wales, who is also the Board’s Chief Executive and Accounting Officer. 

Together, the Auditor General and the Wales Audit Office operate under the umbrella identity of Audit Wales. 

For further information and an application form, find out more here.  

Closing date: Midnight, Friday 31 October 2025