Governance health check
A proportionate overview of decision-making, policies, controls, transparency and risk.
WGW Governance
A closer look at governance and control.
Focused, separately commissioned reviews for councils that want to understand a specific risk, strengthen a control or prepare for greater scrutiny.
Choose the focus
Start with the question your council needs to answer.
Financial control review
Focused testing of payments, income, reconciliations, authorisation and reporting.
Policy and procedure review
A structured check of whether key documents are current, coherent and usable.
Follow-up review
Independent confirmation of progress against earlier audit recommendations.
How it works
A defined brief and a useful outcome.
Agree the question
Identify the concern, relevant records and the boundaries of the review.
Examine the evidence
Compare the agreed procedures with the records and how the council works in practice.
Explain the findings
Set out the issues identified and practical recommendations for the council to consider.
Separate from the annual internal audit.
A focused governance review is commissioned to answer an agreed question. It does not replace the council’s annual internal audit or transfer responsibility for decisions and controls to WGW.
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