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Fortnightly bin collections
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29 June 2010
One day workshop: Local Authorities and the Recession
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4 June 2010
Final accounts workshops 2010
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23 April 2010
New value for money (VfM) profiles launched
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17 March 2010

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Our work extends across the range of local government service areas including:

We inspect the quality and cost effectiveness of local services and report back to the public on the results to help local authorities to continually improve.

We work in partnership to assess the local public services in an area and promote a better quality of life for local people.

Our work is supported by our research and learning and the Commission’s national studies programme.

 
 
National Fraud Initiative (NFI)
20 May 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 audited bodies to ...
Fortnightly bin collections
29 June 2010
Because of continued media interest in this issue, Freedom of Information requests, and to ensure transparency, we are attaching copies of the letter from the Secretary of State, and Eugene's reply.
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One day workshop: Local Authorities and the Recession
4 June 2010
We have teamed up with the Institute of Local Government Studies for a one day seminar, to be held on 14 July, exploring the impact of the recession on local authorities.
Final accounts workshops 2010
23 April 2010
Following successful events in previous years, we are holding a series of workshops for local government staff involved in the preparation of financial statements.
New value for money (VfM) profiles launched
17 March 2010
The Commission has launched new value for money (VfM) profiles for PCTs, fire and rescue authorities, police authorities and councils. These are more user-friendly, have a clearer focus on VfM, track ...