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In August 2010, the Department for Communities and Local Government announced plans to put in place new arrangements for auditing England's local public bodies.
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Equalities
Document
30 January 2012
Annual review of diversity and equality
Document
30 January 2012
Equalities guidance
Document
30 January 2012
Avon and Somerset Police Authority annual audit letter 2010/11
Annual audit letter
27 January 2012
Avon and Somerset Probation Trust annual audit letter 2010/11
Annual audit letter
27 January 2012

Audit Commission cost comparison tool

2 February 2012

The value for money profiles tool has been updated with 2010/11 data. The tool was designed for auditors, but councils and fire and rescue authorities can use the tool to examine what they are spending, and compare expenditure and performance with other similar organisations.

 

About us 

The Audit Commission is a public corporation set up in 1983 to protect the public purse. We appoint auditors to councils, NHS bodies, police authorities and other local public services in England, and oversee their work.

We also help public bodies manage the financial challenges they face by providing authoritative, unbiased, evidence-based analysis and advice.

More information about our management, history and how we meet our statutory responsibilities 

Recent highlights

Audit Commission and Monitor guide: Delivering sustainable cost improvement programmes
19 January 2012
The Audit Commission and Monitor have jointly published a guide called ‘Delivering sustainable cost improvement programmes’ aimed at acute, ambulance, mental health and specialist NHS trusts and ...
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
18 January 2012
Let’s be clear: Making local authority IFRS accounts more accessible and understandable - This briefing focuses on a long-running debate that the implementation of International Financial Reporting ...
2012/13 Proposed work programme and scales of fees
Proposed work programme and scales of fees 2012/13
16 January 2012
The Commission is consulting police authority chief executives and chief constables outside London, and national stakeholders, on the proposed 2012/13 scales of fees for new police bodies.
NHS quality accounts 2010/11
Providing external assurance: Findings from auditors' work at NHS trusts and foundation trusts
5 January 2012
The Commission has published a briefing summarising the findings from its appointed auditors' reviews of quality accounts at 91 NHS acute and mental health trusts.
Statement in response to the DCLG paper on the 'Future of local audit' consultation
4 January 2012
While welcoming the publication of the government response to the 'Future of local audit' consultation, the Audit Commission continues to have reservations about some aspects of the latest proposals.
Auditing the accounts 2010/11: Quality and timeliness of local public bodies financial reporting
15 December 2011
The Commission’s Auditing the Accounts 2010/11 reports, summarise the quality and timeliness of financial reporting by councils, police authorities, fire and rescue authorities and other local public ...
Work in progress
Meeting local needs with lower workforce costs
7 December 2011
The Audit Commission and Local Government Association joint report 'Work in progress: Meeting local needs with lower workforce costs'.
Joining up health and social care
Improving value for money across the interface
1 December 2011
Our latest briefing has found significant differences in the types of care received by people aged 65 and over across the country.