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National fraud-busting initiative on course to exceed £1 billion payback to the public purse
16 May 2012
Since the last report in May 2010 the scheme has identified almost £229 million of fraud, overpayments and errors in England, and £47 million worth in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - a national ...
NHS charges and data skewed by definitions of short-stay patients
19 April 2012
A new Commission publication highlights a major cause of dispute between those who commission NHS services and those who provide them - how to classify a patient who stays in hospital for less than 24 ...
Audit Commission announces details of £50 million annual savings for public bodies
11 April 2012
The Audit Commission has today announced the reduced scale audit fees it will charge individual councils, health and other public bodies for five years from 2012/13.
Audit Commission’s annual fraud and corruption survey gets underway
2 April 2012
The only national survey of fraud and corruption in the public sector begins its annual update today. Over 480 public bodies - including councils, police authorities and probation boards - will be ...
Significant cuts in audit fees for town and parish councils
19 March 2012
The Commission today announces cuts in audit fees for the country’s 9,800 smaller local public bodies – mostly parish and town councils and internal drainage boards.
Audit Commission will reduce audit fees by 40 per cent
5 March 2012
Today the Audit Commission announced the proposed award of five-year audit contracts to four private firms starting from 2012/13 - contracts that will contribute to an up to 40 per cent cut in the ...
Lydney Town Council failed to approve wages and salaries for years
27 February 2012
A public interest report into Lydney Town Council's salary authorisation procedures and its clerk's early retirement.
Improving accuracy of GP lists saves NHS £6.1 million a year
23 February 2012
Millions of pounds have been saved by removing 'ghost patients' from GP lists, following the Audit Commission's latest National Duplicate Registration Initiative (NDRI) exercise.
Somerton Town Council’s failures to follow proper procedures may have resulted in unlawful expenditure, says auditor’s report
9 February 2012
A public interest report investigates Somerton Town Council's actions during the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
Successful savings programmes are not just about cutting costs - NHS trusts must ensure they transform services too
19 January 2012
The Audit Commission and Monitor, the independent regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts, are challenging trusts to review their approaches to delivering cost-saving plans.
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