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Gareth Davies takes charge of new Audit Practice
Press release
6 September 2010
North Tyneside Council - Strategic housing services
Inspection report
2 September 2010
Northumberland Council - Strategic housing services
Inspection report
2 September 2010
Uttlesford District Council - Re-inspection of strategic housing services
Inspection report
2 September 2010
Cleveland Police Authority is 'performing well'
Press release
2 September 2010

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The Board
1 September 2010

Improving data quality in the NHS - Annual report on the PbR assurance programme 2010
26 August 2010

Local government pensions in England - An information paper
29 July 2010

Sustaining value for money in the police service
20 July 2010

Against the odds - Re-engaging young people in education, employment or training
7 July 2010
 

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Improving data quality in the NHS
Annual report on the PbR assurance programme 2010
26 August 2010
Since 2007 we have looked at over £200 million of payments as part of the Payment by Results data assurance programme. Our report, ‘Improving data quality in the NHS’ summarises the programme results.
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Letter from Audit Commission Chairman Michael O'Higgins to Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
16 August 2010
Our Chairman, Michael O'Higgins, has sent a letter to Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in response to his letter to the Audit Commission on 13 August.
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Statement on the future of the Commission
13 August 2010
Michael O'Higgins, the Commission's Chairman, said: 'The Audit Commission was set up by a Conservative Secretary of State in 1983, and I believe we have more than fulfilled Michael Heseltine's ...
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Spend with suppliers 2009/10
12 August 2010
We are committed to publishing more detail about the payments we make to suppliers. In support of this, we have published details of our spend with suppliers for the year April 2009 to March 2010.
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Reference costs in the NHS
2 August 2010
We have produced and submitted two reports to the Department of Health reviewing reference costs: the average cost to the NHS of providing a defined service in a given financial year.
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Certifying claims and returns
29 July 2010
Our first annual report of auditors' certification work in 2008/09, which is available to download from this page, covers claims and returns in England totalling £45.6 billion
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Local government pensions in England
An information paper
29 July 2010
In our latest information paper, we examine the long-term affordability of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and look at steps that could be taken to put it on a better financial footing.
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Sustaining value for money in the police service
20 July 2010
Together with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Wales Audit Office, we have found that police in England and Wales could save up to £1 billion without reducing police availability.
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International Financial Reporting Standards: accounting for employee benefits
15 July 2010
Our latest briefing paper looks at the practical issues that authorities may face when accounting for employee benefits.
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Against the odds
Re-engaging young people in education, employment or training
7 July 2010
We reveal how councils need a new approach in getting to grips with the needs of their local teens, in order to make scarce resources work harder for those at greatest risk of long-term unemployment.
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