What happened after the audit
Government audits of public contracts, followed past the headline: the finding, the official response, parliament, follow-up audits, court rulings and where each case stands now. Updated 19 October 2026.
How audits work
- Audit recommendation trackers by country
Where to check whether public audit recommendations remain open, were accepted, were implemented or need a later follow-up report.
- How public accounts committees work
How parliamentary public accounts committees use audit reports, take evidence, publish recommendations and obtain government responses.
- How to find an audit report by country
Start with the national audit office, then check its report archive, parliament and follow-up records using this official-source directory.
- How to read a public audit report
A guide to the parts of a public audit report: scope, criteria, findings, management response, recommendations, audit opinions and management letters.
- Qualified vs adverse audit opinions
A plain guide to qualified and adverse audit opinions, scope limits, material misstatements and why performance audits use different conclusions.
- Special audits explained
What a special audit is, who can request one, how its scope differs from annual audit work and what happens after publication.
- What a supreme audit institution does
A plain guide to national audit offices, their independence, audit types, reporting powers and the limits of an audit finding.
- What happens after a government audit: the stages from report to outcome
The stages after a public audit report: management response, public accounts hearings, tracking, follow-up audits, referrals, recovery and courts.
Audit cases
- ANAO audits of offshore processing contracts in Nauru and Manus Island
Three ANAO audits of garrison and welfare contracts for Nauru and Manus Island, the department's replies, the 2020 follow-up and the NACC Paladin case.
- ArriveCAN audit: findings, responses and where the case stands
The Auditor General audited ArriveCAN in February 2024. What followed: Parliament, the procurement ombud, the RCMP and the GC Strategies ban.
- Auditor-General findings on South Africa's Home Affairs IT and the ABIS contract
AGSA findings on Home Affairs IT and the R409 million ABIS biometric contract, the forensic probe, Parliament's hearings and the 2024/25 audit result.
- Australia Future Submarine audit and programme outcome
ANAO findings on the French-designed Future Submarine programme, Defence's response, Parliament and the later nuclear-powered pathway.
- Australia Robodebt: audit, Royal Commission and follow-up
The ANAO, Senate, Royal Commission, government response, Federal Court settlement, reforms and the current NACC investigation.
- Canada F-35 audit: findings, response and current status
The 2025 Auditor General report on Canada's 88 F-35A aircraft, cost increases, incomplete plans, Parliament and the department's response.
- Commission on Audit findings on PhilSys national ID card production
COA findings on delayed PhilSys national ID cards, the BSP and PSA replies, the Senate probes, the AllCard termination and the pending arbitration.
- EU border information systems audit: findings and follow-up
The ECA audited EU border information systems in 2019. The record now includes Parliament scrutiny and the Entry/Exit System rollout.
- HealthCare.gov audits: findings, response and fixes
GAO findings on contract oversight, system testing and security after the 2013 HealthCare.gov launch, with recommendation status.
- NHS National Programme for IT: audits and final outcome
NAO reports, the Department of Health response, Parliament's recommendations, dismantling of the programme and the final benefits review.
- Senegal's IGF audit of Securiport and the airport security fee
What Senegal's finance inspectors reportedly found on Securiport and the airport security fee, what followed, and the contract's January 2026 expiry.
- South Africa COVID-19 PPE audit: what happened next
AGSA findings on PPE procurement, official responses, parliamentary scrutiny, SIU investigations, recoveries and Special Tribunal cases.
- The Gambia's Securiport audit: findings, responses and where the contract stands
What The Gambia's audit office found on the Securiport airport security contract, how officials and the company replied, and what parliament did.
- UK e-Borders audit: findings, the Raytheon dispute and the successor programme
The NAO found e-Borders did not deliver value for money. The record on inspections, Parliament, the Raytheon arbitration and the successor programme.
- Universal Credit audit: what happened after the 2013 report
NAO findings on Universal Credit from the 2013 programme reset through the 2024 migration review and current audit position.
- US biometric entry-exit audits: what GAO and the DHS inspector general found
GAO and the DHS Office of Inspector General audited CBP's biometric exit and facial comparison work. Findings, the 2019 breach review and status.
Audit Outcomes is an independent reference. Every case follows the same structure and links the audit report, the official responses and the later records.