PRESS RELEASE BY THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE Follow-up Reports 2024 Vol II issued by the National Audit Office

The Auditor General, Mr Charles Deguara presented to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Anġlu Farrugia, the second volume of follow-up audits report for 2024, comprising the results of five follow-up audit reports relating to audits conducted over the past few years.

As in the first volume of follow-up audits for 2024, the objectives of these audits were to follow up the extent of implementation of the main recommendations that had been made in the original audit reports.

An analysis on the degree of implementation of this Office's recommendations was undertaken on the following past IT and Performance audits:

Follow-up Report by the Information Technology Section

• IT Audit – IT Asset Management across Government Ministries and Departments

Follow-up Reports by the Performance Audit Section

• A strategic Overview on the Correctional Services Agency's Operations at the Corradino Correctional Facility
• The effectiveness of plastic waste management in Malta
• Assisting Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers within the Community
• The COVID-19 pandemic – Business continuity within the Public Administration

NAO notes that, for the audits included in this Report, 77 per cent of its recommendations were either implemented, in part or in full, or were in the process of being implemented by the Ministries and entities concerned.

The Report can be accessed by visiting our website www.nao.gov.mt or Facebook page www.facebook.com/NAOMalta.