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18 Feb 15
This is a critical moment for public audit, writes Margaret Hodge. In the UK and internationally the challenges facing the public sector are enormous. Soaring demand for services, rising demographic...
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18 Feb 15
Closing the Audit Commission is at best precipitous, writes Lord Heseltine. We need a process for protecting the public purse, which may mean we have to re-examine the new structures for public audit
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18 Feb 15
Smart technologies can make our cities work better. But to face the challenges ahead, including population growth and transport, we also need our towns and villages to become ‘smart communities’
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17 Feb 15
Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge
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17 Feb 15
The 'seal of approval' beloved of media headlines is deceptive. Auditors must go beyond box-ticking to advise public bodies on smarter ways of working, writes Lyn Provost
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17 Feb 15
Local public accounts committees are one way to deliver better governance that can't be achieved through decentralisation alone, writes Jessica Crowe
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17 Feb 15
Delivering world-class public audit in changing circumstances demands that we think differently and experiment. Scotland is pointing the way, writes Caroline Gardner
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17 Feb 15
Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
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17 Feb 15
Public audit needs to shape up and become more interventionist, writes Sir Derek Myers. The economic climate demands that it’s in the front seat, driving change
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16 Feb 15
Public audit requires a different set of skills and experience from the private sector, writes Rob Whiteman. This is one of many issues that the new assurance arrangements fail to address
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16 Feb 15
As the Audit Commission finally shuts its doors, there are a host of outstanding questions about practicality, cost and the value of public audit, writes Marcine Waterman
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16 Feb 15
The forces of austerity and marketisation are sweeping through the English public sector, writes Gareth Davies. What must public auditors do to keep up?
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2 Feb 15
There has been a deterioration on the quality and accuracy of accounts produced by some local authorities in Wales, the auditor general has said.
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22 Jan 15
The Charity Commission is improving its regulatory regime following criticism of its effectiveness, the National Audit Office has found.
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16 Dec 14
Removing the ring-fence from the local government public health grant could harm Public Health England’s ability to influence outcomes, the National Audit Office has warned.
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10 Dec 14
The Audit Commission’s controller of audit has raised concerns about transparency at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority and the London Borough of Lambeth after they failed to publish their 2013/14...
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26 Nov 14
Scotland’s Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) remain inconsistent in their leadership, collaboration and scrutiny, unclear in their ambitions and uneven in their supervision, according to Audit...
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26 Nov 14
A total of £4.55bn in council tax and business rates went unpaid at the end of 2013/14, according to figures published by the Audit Commission today.
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25 Nov 14
Auditors today said they are not yet able to judge if the government’s flagship Universal Credit reform to the welfare system will achieve value for money.
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6 Nov 14
The NHS is in a financially unsustainable position following a deterioration over the last two financial years, the National Audit Office has concluded.
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22 Oct 14
English councils’ fraud detection rate is the highest in 25 years, according to the Audit Commission.
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13 Oct 14
Local government and NHS bodies could save as much as £440m if Whitehall extends Audit Commission contracts for local auditor services to 2020, the watchdog has said.
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2 Oct 14
The Local Government Association has formed a new company to oversee outsourced local audit contracts once the Audit Commission is abolished next March.
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11 Aug 14
A programme to develop civil servants’ project management skills has been established by the Cabinet Office as part of government moves to improve the performance of major taxpayer-funded schemes.
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18 Jul 14
Proposed audit regulations for England’s 10,000 parish councils are overly complex and ‘close to impenetrable’, the Audit Commission has warned.
18 Feb 15This is a critical moment for public audit, writes Margaret Hodge. In the UK and internationally the challenges facing the public sector are enormous. Soaring demand for services, rising demographic...
18 Feb 15Closing the Audit Commission is at best precipitous, writes Lord Heseltine. We need a process for protecting the public purse, which may mean we have to re-examine the new structures for public audit
18 Feb 15Smart technologies can make our cities work better. But to face the challenges ahead, including population growth and transport, we also need our towns and villages to become ‘smart communities’
17 Feb 15Getting the right balance between rigorous oversight of audit bodies and protection of their independence is a big challenge
17 Feb 15The 'seal of approval' beloved of media headlines is deceptive. Auditors must go beyond box-ticking to advise public bodies on smarter ways of working, writes Lyn Provost
17 Feb 15Local public accounts committees are one way to deliver better governance that can't be achieved through decentralisation alone, writes Jessica Crowe
17 Feb 15Delivering world-class public audit in changing circumstances demands that we think differently and experiment. Scotland is pointing the way, writes Caroline Gardner
17 Feb 15Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
17 Feb 15Public audit needs to shape up and become more interventionist, writes Sir Derek Myers. The economic climate demands that it’s in the front seat, driving change
16 Feb 15Public audit requires a different set of skills and experience from the private sector, writes Rob Whiteman. This is one of many issues that the new assurance arrangements fail to address
16 Feb 15As the Audit Commission finally shuts its doors, there are a host of outstanding questions about practicality, cost and the value of public audit, writes Marcine Waterman
16 Feb 15The forces of austerity and marketisation are sweeping through the English public sector, writes Gareth Davies. What must public auditors do to keep up?
2 Feb 15There has been a deterioration on the quality and accuracy of accounts produced by some local authorities in Wales, the auditor general has said.
22 Jan 15The Charity Commission is improving its regulatory regime following criticism of its effectiveness, the National Audit Office has found.
26 Nov 14A total of £4.55bn in council tax and business rates went unpaid at the end of 2013/14, according to figures published by the Audit Commission today.
6 Nov 14The NHS is in a financially unsustainable position following a deterioration over the last two financial years, the National Audit Office has concluded.
22 Oct 14English councils’ fraud detection rate is the highest in 25 years, according to the Audit Commission.
18 Jul 14Proposed audit regulations for England’s 10,000 parish councils are overly complex and ‘close to impenetrable’, the Audit Commission has warned.
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