Our primary focus will always be safeguarding the interests of taxpayers and promoting better outcomes for everyone using public services. Working with other regulators, we will also continue to reduce the burden of regulation on local public services.
What's important to us
- Economy, efficiency and effectiveness - promoting and providing high quality and excellent value-for-money public services - recognising that public money, which is provided involuntarily by taxpayers, is special.
- Integrity and independence - upholding the highest professional standards, guarding the Commission's independence and basing our judgements on evidence.
- Collaboration - sharing knowledge, connecting with colleagues, partners and clients and working together.
- Investment in people - developing the skills and abilities of our people and supporting their well-being.
- Equality and diversity - treating each other with dignity and respect, and valuing people for their unique contribution.
- Accountability - being fair and transparent in the way we operate, communicating openly and honestly and providing redress when things go wrong.
- Professionalism - continually seeking to improve, managing our performance and accepting responsibility.
- Sustainability - taking responsibility for reducing the environmental impact of the way we work at the Audit Commission.
Our code of conduct
All our staff, including our auditors, are bound by the Audit Commission Code of Conduct. The code helps staff to apply these values to their day-to-day role.
Our code of conduct is available to download in full from this page.