These are set out in our Strategic Equality Plan for the four-year period 2022 to 2026.

Through our audit work, we can encourage beneficial changes in terms of equality, and tackling inequality is one of the four key themes that drives our published Performance audit forward work programme for 2023-2026.

We are also committed to providing a work environment that values the diversity of all people, both our own staff and those with whom we come into contact during our work.

In 2024-25, we delivered a number of examinations and studies which covered equality considerations and made recommendations for improvement.

Our 2024 staff survey results show that a large majority of staff feel Audit Wales is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace which respects individual differences. 

We are also pleased that our gender pay gap has narrowed and the proportion of younger staff has increased significantly over recent years, but we need to continue our work on increasing the diversity of our workforce in the longer term. 

Our employee equality interest group, Pawb, remains committed to working with colleagues across Audit Wales to ensure that every voice is heard, every difference is respected, and every opportunity is accessible.

Towards the end of 2024-25, we commenced an internal review, working in partnership with external experts, to analyse how effective our existing communications are at engaging diverse audiences and develop guidance to help further embed inclusion through our communications processes.