Appendix 5: Progress against our 2020/21 work programme as described in Appendices 2 and 3 of our Annual plan 2020/21
Annual report 2020/21.
| Planned work | Published title or current state | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Performance in achieving reductions in family violence – Community needs research | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Joint venture governance and building our understanding of the family violence system | Working in new ways to address family violence and sexual violence | 1/6/21 |
| Overview of the housing system | Housing and urban development: The challenges and our interest | 30/6/21 |
| Extended annual audit work on KiwiBuild | Limited to standard annual audit work3 | N/A |
| Health and disability sector reform | This work has been incorporated into our broader programme of work on preparing submissions on government reforms | N/A |
| Health system leadership and sustainability | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Helping children at risk of disadvantage or disengagement to succeed in their education – overview | This was internal work we carried out to inform future work on improving education outcomes | N/A |
| Underlying financial sustainability of tertiary education institutions and international comparisons | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Whānau Ora | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Māori perspectives on accountability | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Making performance reporting more effective | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Landscape of the public accountability system: Second report | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Progress towards implementing the United Nations' 17 sustainable development goals | The Government's preparedness to implement the sustainable development goals Published 31 August 2021 |
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| Resilience to climate change: Local government – Long-term plans | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Local government risk management: Stocktake of approach and reporting results | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Canterbury earthquakes: 10 years on, lessons learned | Planned to start in 2022/23, with a broader focus on the emergency management system | |
| Performance audit work on integrity – local government sector | Getting it right: Managing conflicts of interest involving council employees Published 5 August 2021 |
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| Developing integrity tools and supporting resources: publish the integrity framework | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Developing integrity tools and supporting resources: internal resources and training | This was internal work carried out to develop resources to support our auditors and sector managers. This work is ongoing. | N/A |
| Developing integrity tools and supporting resources: develop a self-assessment tool | Cancelled4 | |
| Partnerships with the private sector to deliver public sector outcomes | Cancelled5 | |
| Governance of the Auckland city rail link programme | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Understanding and managing the risk of service disruption from the failure of strategic suppliers | Strategic suppliers: Understanding and managing the risks of service disruption | 10/6/21 |
| Effectiveness of panels of suppliers | Getting the best from panels of suppliers | 29/9/20 |
| Provincial Growth Fund: Management, monitoring, and evaluation of the Fund | Managing the Provincial Growth Fund | 4/8/20 |
| New Zealand Transport Agency: Maintaining safe and reliable state highways through network outcomes contracts | New Zealand Transport Agency: Maintaining state highways through Network Outcomes Contracts | 4/8/20 |
| Review of Defence Major Projects Report 2019 | Major Projects Report 2019 (published by New Zealand Defence Force) | 3/6/21 |
| Inland Revenue Department: Benefits from the Business Transformation programme | Inland Revenue Department: Benefits management for the Business Transformation programme | 4/8/20 |
| Systems and processes underpinning government decisions on major infrastructure investment | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Provincial Growth Fund: Reset of the Provincial Growth Fund and reprioritisation of investments | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Community accountability | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Report on the progress of public entities in implementing the Auditor-General's recommendations from previous reports: Using information to improve social housing services |
Using information to improve public housing services. Progress in responding to the Auditor-General's recommendations | 4/8/20 |
| Report on the progress of public entities in implementing the Auditor-General's recommendations from previous reports: Accident Compensation Corporation: Using a case management approach to rehabilitation |
Accident Compensation Corporation case management: Progress on recommendations made since 2014 | 3/12/20 |
| Results of the 2019/20 port company audits | Results of our 2019/20 audits of port companies6 | 23/6/21 |
| Central government: Results of the 2019/20 audits | Central government: Results of the 2019/20 audits | 23/12/20 |
| Summary of results of the 2019/20 central government audits for chief executives | Completed7 | |
| Results of the 2019 school audits | Results of the 2019 school audits | 30/11/20 |
| Results of the 2019 audits of tertiary education institutions | Tertiary education institutions: 2019 audit results and what we saw in 2020 | 8/12/20 |
| Results of the 2019/20 district health board audits | District health boards: Main findings from the 2019/20 audits Published 20 July 2021 |
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| Local government: Results of the 2019/20 audits | Insights into local government: 2020 | 29/6/21 |
| Controller updates8 | Controller update on Government spending on Covid-19 | 27/7/20 17/9/20 10/2/21 |
| Controller update: July to December 2020 | 30/3/21 | |
| Commentary on the Treasury's statement on New Zealand's long-term fiscal position | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Review of good practice guidance: Procurement guidance for public entities | Cancelled9 | |
| Review of good practice guidance: Public sector purchases, grants, and gifts: Managing funding arrangements with external parties | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Review of good practice guidance: Charging fees for public sector goods and services | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Review of good practice guidance: Controlling sensitive expenditure: Guidelines for public entities | Controlling sensitive expenditure: Guide for public organisations | 27/10/20 |
| Supporting audit and risk committees: - Review and update our good practice guidance for audit and risk committees |
Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Supporting audit and risk committees: Expand Audit and Risk Committee Chair forums |
We expanded our Audit and Risk Committee Chair forums – four workshops and two forums were held | N/A |
| Supporting audit and risk committees: Engage with audit and risk committee chairpersons |
We increased the level of direct engagement with Audit and Risk Committee chairpersons | N/A |
| Understanding performance and supporting the role of monitoring agencies | Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Providing assurance to Parliament and the public on the Covid-19 pandemic response and recovery - Understanding the centralised response |
Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Providing assurance to Parliament and the public on the Covid-19 pandemic response and recovery - Case studies on public sector business continuity |
Planned to be completed in 2021/22 | |
| Providing assurance to Parliament and the public on the Covid-19 pandemic response and recovery - Understanding what has been spent |
Completed. This was internal work carried out to help inform our work on the Covid-19 response and recovery. | N/A |
| Providing assurance to Parliament and the public on the Covid-19 pandemic response and recovery - The Wage Subsidy Scheme |
Management of the Wage Subsidy Scheme | 11/5/21 |
| Providing assurance to Parliament and the public on the Covid-19 pandemic response and recovery - Annual audit work |
Completed. This was additional work we carried out during our annual audits to support our auditors in their work given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the public sector. | N/A |
3: The areas of focus in the housing sector have continued to shift, and carrying out extended annual audit work on KiwiBuild became less of a priority for us. We were satisfied that our standard annual audit work could provide assurance over financial and performance reporting relevant to KiwiBuild.
4: We decided not to develop a self-assessment tool. Our work on developing resources for public entities on integrity matters is continuing.
5: In January 2021, Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission published the New Zealand Public Private Partnership Model Review. To avoid potential duplication with this work, we decided not to proceed with our proposed performance audit looking at public private partnerships.
6: After our report was published in June 2021, it was brought to our attention that Northport Limited was incorrectly described as a port company. As a result, we made several minor corrections throughout the report and published the updated report in July 2021.
7: Although the findings from our analysis of 2019/20 audits continue to inform our engagement with central government organisations, we decided to focus our communication with chief executives on other issues.
8: Our most substantive Controller report was included in Part 3 of our report Central government: Results of the 2019/20 audits.
9: We decided to cancel this work given the substantial material on procurement we have published in recent years. Others – such as the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – also provide procurement guidance.