Overview of our performance

Performance area		2021/22*	2020/21*
Outcome 1: Parliament and New Zealanders have trust and confidence in the public sector		Maintained	Maintained
Outcome 2: A high-performing public sector		No data	No data
Outcome 3: An accountable public sector		Declined**	Improved
Impact 1: Parliament provides effective scrutiny of the public sector		Maintained	Maintained
Impact 2: New Zealanders are better informed about the performance and accountability of the public sector		Declined	Improved
Impact 3: The public sector improves its performance and accountability		Improved	Declined
Service 1: Provide advice and support for effective parliamentary scrutiny	Timeliness	Maintained	Maintained
	Quality	Maintained	Maintained
Service 2: Monitor spending against parliamentary appropriations (our Controller function)	Timeliness	Maintained	Maintained
Service 3: Audit information reported by public organisations about their performance	Quantity	Declined**	Improved
	Timeliness	Declined**	Maintained
	Quality	Improved	Declined
Service 4: Carry out inquiries into matters of public interest	Quantity	Declined	Improved
	Timeliness	Improved	Improved
	Quality	Not assessed	New measure
Service 5: Assess public sector performance and accountability	Quantity	Increased	Maintained
	Timeliness	Declined	Improved
	Quality	Improved	Improved

* These are judgements based on whether the results for the majority of the measures in this category improved, declined, or were maintained when compared to the previous year’s results.

** This result has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the auditing challenges we have faced this year.