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Audit Commission abolition 'will now save £650m'Abolishing the Audit Commission will save £650m over the next five years, more than originally envisaged, ministers have claimed. 27 April 2012
NAO begins local government workThe National Audit Office met council representatives today as part of its preparations to take over work from the soon-to-be-abolished Audit Commission. 24 April 2012
Parish council audit contracts announcedHalf of England's town and parish councils will not have to pay any audit fees for the next five years, the Audit Commission said today. 19 March 2012
Local audit contract winners revealedThe Audit Commission today announced the firms that will take over its in-house audit work from 2012/13, with Grant Thornton winning the largest number of contracts. 05 March 2012
Audit Commission puts work out to tender ahead of abolitionThe audit work of the outgoing Audit Commission will be outsourced in ten lots grouped in four English regions and valued at around £89.4m, it has been announced. 06 September 2011
Audit - the next generationThe abolition of the Audit Commission is going to change the shape of public sector audit forever but many questions are still unanswered. PF looks at what the future holds and talks exclusively to the outgoing chair and chief executive 01 September 2011
Green light for Audit Commission's audit firmThe Audit Commission is to be split into two - one stand-alone audit company to bid for contracts against other market players and a residual body to oversee contracts and appointments. 28 July 2011
Audit Commission's audit practice must be stand-alone company, say MPsMPs today asked the government to help the Audit Commission's audit practice establish itself as a stand-alone company and compete in the public sector audit market. 07 July 2011
Audit Commission had to go, Pickles tells PFLocal Government Secretary Eric Pickles has defended his decision to abolish the Audit Commission to Public Finance and pledged that fees will not rise under the new auditing regime. 30 June 2011
Audit Commission ready to set up audit firmAudit staff at the Audit Commission are poised to launch a joint business venture and bid for work against other private firms, Public Finance has learnt. 03 June 2011
Ministers reveal Audit Commission outsourcing plansWork carried out by the Audit Commission's in-house audit practice is likely to be outsourced to the private sector from 2012/13, councils have been told today. 02 June 2011
DCLG slated over cost of axing Audit CommissionThe government has come under fire for setting aside £56m of this year's budget to abolish the Audit Commission, which could still exist in 2014/15. 19 May 2011
Consultancy appointed to advise on Audit Commission optionsThe government today appointed the financial consulting firm FTI to advise on disbanding the Audit Commission and transferring its audit practice out of the public sector. 18 April 2011
Shapps will 'eat his hat' if abolishing Audit Commission fails to save £50mLocal government minister Grant Shapps has promised to eat his hat if the Audit Commission abolition fails to save at least £50m by 2015. 05 April 2011
Local government audit regime 'must be driven by armchair auditors''A local government think-tank has called for citizens to be given a leading role in the audit regime that follows the abolition of the Audit Commission 04 April 2011

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