Press releases and statements
This section contains the Audit Commission’s press releases and statements since April 2012. Earlier information is available on the National Archive website (external link).
Smaller Commission is returning to its regulatory roots says new Controller of Audit
The Audit Commission is returning to its roots, becoming once again the public audit regulator it was always intended to be, says Marcine Waterman as she takes up the post of Controller of Audit. Marcine will now oversee the continued …
NHS data accuracy is getting better, but there is still room for improvement
The Audit Commission has found that the quality of data being used by the health service’s Payment by Results (PbR) system has improved since it reviewed all NHS acute trusts last year. It has also noted a gradual improvement in …
Councils could release over £300 million to frontline social care by spending less on assessments and reviews
Councils could release over £300 million to spend on direct care for older people, if they reduced their expenditure on social care assessments and reviews to that of the most efficient councils. That sum would fund annual home care packages …
Audit Commission appoints Controller of Audit
The Board of the Audit Commission has announced the appointment of Marcine Waterman as Controller of Audit with effect from 1 September 2012. Marcine is currently the Commissions Director of Audit Policy and Regulation. Chairman Michael O’Higgins says: Marcine joined …
National fraud-busting initiative on course to exceed £1 billion payback to the public purse
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI), a sophisticated data matching system, has already helped to identify £939 million worth of fraud, overpayment or error across UK public bodies since it began 16 years ago. The Audit Commission is today publishing the …