Protecting the public purse

Technical guidance for audited bodies

This section contains technical guidance for audited bodies.

Making local authority IFRS accounts more accessible

To help audited bodies with the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), we produced a series of briefing papers.

Electronic annual returns (eAR)

2013 Electronic annual return forms for local councils, internal drainage boards and other small bodies in England.

Audit Commission and Monitor guide: Delivering sustainable cost improvement programmes

The Audit Commission and Monitor jointly published a guide called Delivering sustainable cost improvement programmes aimed at all NHS trusts and foundation trusts.