Audit and inspection

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This section contains our assessments of community safety services and our inspection methodologies.

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

Humberside Police Authority inspection 2010

24 June 2010

The people of Humberside are feeing safer – largely thanks to changes that have arisen due to improvements in the way their Police Authority runs itself, and the way it works with Humberside Police,

Merseyside Police Authority inspection 2010

24 June 2010

Listening to the views of local people has proved a strength of the Merseyside Police Authority in setting its priorities, and it works alongside Merseyside Police in improving public confidence.

Sussex Police Authority inspection 2010

17 June 2010

Effective recruitment of senior staff has made Sussex Police Authority influential in ensuring its police have the leadership, capacity and capability needed to deliver good quality service.

Warwickshire Police Authority inspection 2010

17 June 2010

In 2006 we judged Warwickshire’s police as performing poorly. Our latest report reveals that the standard of policing has improved, and that the county is now a relatively safe place to live.

Metropolitan Police Authority inspection 2010

22 March 2010

This is an inspection of the Metropolitan Police Authority conducted jointly by the Audit Commission and HMIC.

Learning lessons

15 March 2010

This report highlights the continuing good practice across many authorities of holding Chief Constables to account. However, most authorities are not setting effective long term strategic plans for ...

Northamptonshire Police Authority inspection 2010

11 March 2010

Northamptonshire Police Authority is 'performing adequately', according to an independent new report released today by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).

Code of audit practice

10 March 2010

The Codes of Audit Practice (the Codes) define the scope, nature and extent of local audit work. There is a separate code of audit practice for local government and a code of audit practice for the ...

International Financial Reporting Standards subsidies for police and fire and rescue authorities

10 March 2010

In July 2009, the Commission confirmed that it would subsidise the 'one-off' element of the cost of transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for local authorities and police ...

Audit and inspection