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The Audit Commission works with local authorities and their partners to improve services for local people. We are doing this through our audit, inspection and research activities.
 
 
Certifying claims and returns
29 July 2010
Our first annual report of auditors' certification work in 2008/09, which is available to download from this page, covers claims and returns in England totalling £45.6 billion
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Local government pensions in England
An information paper
29 July 2010
In our latest information paper, we examine the long-term affordability of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and look at steps that could be taken to put it on a better financial footing.
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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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Audit and inspection
This section gives you access to the detail of our audit, assessment and inspection work relating to local government bodies and their partners.
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Good practice and case studies
This section contains examples of notable practice in local government throughout the country
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National studies
The local government national studies programme aims to improve local public services through its independent authoritative analysis of national evidence and local practice.
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