Swedish National Audit Office (NAO)
Organisation name in original language
Riksrevisionen
Category of human rights structure
Parliamentary structure/mechanism
Country
Sweden
Website URL
Not available
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Instrument of Government (Regeringsform), 28 February 1974, Chapter 13, Sections 7–9
- Parliamentary Act (Riksdagsordning (2014:801)), 19 June 2014
- Act Containing Instructions for the Swedish National Audit Office (Lag (2002:1023) med instruktion för Riksrevisionen), 5 December 2002
- Act on Audit of State Activities etc. (Lag (2002:1022) om revision av statlig verksamhet m.m.), 5 December 2002
Human rights capacity support
- The Swedish National Audit Office reports that none of its employees has any specifically designated assignment as an advisor in the field of human rights. In addition, the office does not have any special competence development initiatives in the area of human rights for its employees. However, it states that its employees have a broad range of skills and that their education levels are generally high.
Functions
- The Swedish National Audit Office independently audits state activities, ensuring transparency and accountability across the executive branch of government.
- It works to indirectly strengthen individual rights by promoting efficiency and improving public services like health and education.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- n/a
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Representing Sweden in the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions and the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
- Participating in the EU Contact Committee and working groups.
- Cooperating with the European Court of Auditors.
- Auditing EU-related matters in financial and performance audits.
- Conducting development cooperation as mandated by parliament.
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