Northern Ireland Audit Office

Programme for 2026 - 2027

Public Reporting Programme 2026 - 2027

Evaluation of Programmes Addressing Educational Disadvantage - Read the report here

Evaluation of Programmes Addressing Educational Disadvantage

Partnership Working - Departments and Arm's Length Bodies. Read the report here

Partnership Working: Departments and Arm's Length Bodies. Read the full report here

Leading and Resourcing the NI Civil Service - click here to read the full report

Leading and Resourcing the NI Civil Service - Click here to read the full report

Latest news

NIAO intends to issue an invitation to tender
23 January 2026
NIAO Director Brian O’Neill has taken up the role of Northern Ireland’s Local Government Auditor (LGA)
05 January 2026
NI Audit Office congratulates Colette Kane following recognition in Kings New Year Honours
29 December 2025
Procurement Fraud Overview - A checklist
13 November 2025

Recent reports

Local Government Annual Improvement Reports 2025-26
31 March 2026
Evaluation of Programmes Addressing Educational Disadvantage
31 March 2026
Partnership Working: Departments and Arm's Length Bodies
25 March 2026

What we do

Financial Audit

Value for money audit

Work in progress

Strategic Review of the Planning Appeals Commission

The Use of Temporary and Agency Nurses

Governance in the Voluntary Grammar Sector

Department of Education’s Landscape Review of the Education Authority (June 2022): Progress report on implementation of recommendations