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1 July 2008
We have carried out our second annual review of progress against our 2006-09 Diversity scheme. This review covers the 12 month period ending 31 March 2009. The annual review reports on our progress ...
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Valuable lessons
Improving economy and efficiency in schools
30 June 2009
Schools could save £400 million a year if they bought equipment and services more sensibly.  In Valuable lessons:  improving economy and efficiency in schools, a local government national report, ...
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30 June 2009
Comprehensive Area Assessment is a new way of assessing local services to help people hold them to account. And when CAA's website and its assessments of local services launch on 10 December, it will ...
29 June 2009
The Audit Commission, supported by the NHS Information Centre, has released a brand new set of benchmarking data to assist the NHS with the introduction of healthcare resource group (HRG) 4. As well ...
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25 June 2009
The Audit Commission maintains serious criticism of seven authorities that made deposits in Icelandic banks last October, in an amendment to its report Risk and Return. This follows representations ...
17 June 2009
The Audit Commission said today it looks forward to discussing the scope of the review of council funding for local newspapers announced by the Culture Secretary, Ben Bradshaw. The government ...
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Room for improvement
A review of strategic asset management in local government
17 June 2009
Nine years after its last examination of asset management, the Audit Commission finds that few councils are managing strategically their £250 billion of assets. In Room for improvement: a review of ...
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11 June 2009
A Commons select committee has underlined the Audit Commission finding that seven councils made elementary mistakes over their deposits with Icelandic banks and deserve censure. MPs’ recommendations ...
16 June 2009
The Audit Commission's role in driving standards within the housing sector is extensive and we have been inspecting local authority housing services since 2000 and housing associations and their ...