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We help local authorities, arm's length management organisations (ALMOs) and housing associations to improve their services through our audit, inspection and research functions. We also work with the Tenant Services Authority to help improve the performance of housing associations.
 
 
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4 March 2010
The Audit Commission has assessed each of ten pathfinder partnerships involved in the Housing Market Renewal programme.
 
Find an organisation
If you know which housing organisation you're interested in, type its name in the search box. eg Three Valleys Housing Limited
 
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.
18 January 2010
The Audit Commission has published an update to the Strategic Approach to Housing key lines of enquiry (KLOE) with supporting Descriptors and Evidence document.
18 February 2010
Since 1996 the Audit Commission has run the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), a sophisticated data matching exercise which matches electronic data within and between participating bodies to prevent and detect fraud.
9 December 2009
Oneplace, the reporting website for Comprehensive Area Assessment, is now live. The site includes independent information about how councils, police, health services and others are tackling the major issues in every area in England.
30 November 2009
This document sets out the work the Audit Commission plans to undertake as part of the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) 2010/11 and the associated scale of fees.
20 November 2009
The Audit Commission has published two important reports on the quality of the work of its appointed auditors for our stakeholders.
Pound coins
30 October 2009
The Audit Commission has consulted on its work programme and scales of fees for 2010/11 and indicative fee proposals for 2011/12 and 2012/13.
Lofty ambitions
The role of councils in reducing domestic CO2 emissions.
21 October 2009
Councils have many opportunities to act and to exercise community leadership to achieve reductions in domestic CO2 emissions. This report examines and reports on the progress made by councils to cut these emissions in their areas.
11 May 2009
Housing Key lines of enquiry (KLOEs) provide a consistent framework for effective evaluation of housing services. They are used by inspection teams and inspected bodies to help with assessment.
 

All information for housing

The Housing Inspectorate looks at many public sector services including local government and housing and has links with other national inspectorates.

As well as scoring and reporting on housing services we identify and promote positive practice. Every inspection looks for examples of positive practice, innovation, creative ways of overcoming barriers, resistance to change and better use of resources.

The housing national studies programme aims to improve local public services through its independent authoritative analysis of national evidence and local practice.

The Housing Markets Team acts as a critical friend, scrutineer and performance monitor of the Housing Market Renewal (HMR) pathfinders.

The Housing Inspectorate looks at how local authorities provide landlord services to communities; work with the private sector; respond to the problems of homelessness; and enable the provision of good quality housing services.

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