Welcome to the website of the Northern Ireland Audit Office. I hope your visit will give you an understanding of the functions of the Office and provide the information you are looking for about our work.

Our objectives are to provide effective support to the Northern Ireland Assembly in its task of holding Departments and their Agencies to account for their use of public money and effective local government audit. We also aim to provide support to Northern Ireland public sector bodies in their pursuit of improved financial reporting and value for money, including support for efforts to combat public sector fraud.

If you have information or concerns about the use of public money which you wish to pass on to the Northern Ireland Audit Office, please click on Whistleblowing.

The Office endeavours to provide an audit service to the public sector which is based on recognised professional standards and matches best practice in the United Kingdom.

If you require any additional information or have any comments to make, please send them to us by email at info@niauditoffice.gov.uk or by clicking on Contact Details.

J M Dowdall CB Comptroller and Auditor General