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We work with county, combined, metropolitan and London fire authorities across England.

The government's current priorities for the service are set out in the Fire and Rescue National Framework 2008/11 (external link). Collectively, fire services spent around £2.1 billion of public money in 2007/08. Their income comes from a mix of council tax and grants from government.

 
 
Against the odds
Re-engaging young people in education, employment or training
7 July 2010
We reveal how councils need a new approach in getting to grips with the needs of their local teens, in order to make scarce resources work harder for those at greatest risk of long-term unemployment.
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A review of collaborative procurement across the public sector
21 May 2010
The National Audit Office and the Audit Commission have jointly produced this review. It describes the landscape of collaborative procurement across the public sector, and makes recommendations to support a more coordinated approach to procurement.
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National Fraud Initiative report 2008/09
20 May 2010
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI), the UK-wide antifraud programme, helped trace £215 million in fraud, error and overpayments in 2008/09. Since the initiative's start in 1996, the programme has helped detect £664 million.
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Circling numbers
Use of resources
28 April 2009
Use of resources is an Audit Commission assessment of how well organisations are managing and using their resources to deliver value for money and better and sustainable outcomes for local people.
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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 NHS.
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Oneplace national overview report
24 February 2010
This report looks at the findings from the first year of Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA). It is published by the six inspectorates responsible for assessing local public services in England.
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National Fraud Initiative 2010/11 work programme and scale of fees
24 March 2010
We considered the consultation's responses and have now confirmed the NFI work programme and scale of fees for 2010/11.
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