Asset management
Managing assets well will result in reduced risk and better value for money. These documents, written by our specialist audit and assurance services team, provide guidance on planning for your assets to be managed effectively and efficiently.
What good looks like: Asset management
This guide is for governors and senior managers. It poses questions and provides some of the indicators of whether your organisation meets our definition of what good looks like. It can help you work out whether you are managing your property, equipment, and infrastructure assets effectively.
Applying asset management
Are you a manager or governor wanting to apply daily best practice for your portfolio of public assets? As a complement to our What good looks like guide on asset management, you can read more real-world advice about applying:
More essential guidance
- Asset management and long-term planning
This resource is for anyone involved in long-term planning for key assets and critical infrastructure. It describes lessons from auditing infrastructure strategies and asset management plans covering the years 2021 to 2031. - Asset management, consultation, and accountability
This report shares examples of council consultation documents used in long-term planning for the years 2021 to 2031. The resource uses real-life examples to describe, often engaging, public consultation on key assets and critical infrastructure. - Asset management for public entities: Examples from local government
Good asset management makes an essential contribution to the governance and management of an entity’s business. This publication is a resource for public sector asset managers and their organisations and governing bodies. - Asset management and long-term planning: Learning from audit findings 2015 to 2017
This publication is intended to be a resource for public sector organisations that manage significant infrastructure networks and other asset categories.
Page last updated: 15 February 2024