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Cipfa slams retrospective council tax penalty

13-May-2013
Ministers defend sector-led improvement

1-May-2013
Fraud busters find a billion

18-Mar-2013
DCLG to disclose spending cuts model

15-Mar-2013
‘Confidential’ peer report won't be published

14 March 2013
A question of engagement

14 March 2013
A tale of two councils

14 March 2013
LGC View - Sector-led improvement

14 March 2013
Mutual benefits

14 March 2013
The real power of the peer challenge

14 March 2013
The unintended consequences of axing the Audit Commission

7 March 2013
Doubt cast on voluntary improvement regime

21 February 2013
Harking back to times past

23-Jan-2013
MPs attack sector-led improvement

17-Jan-2013
Late accounts threaten political leadership

14-Jan-2013
Hodge brands LGA data 'appallingly incomplete'

28-Nov-2012
Heseltine defends Audit Commission

26-Nov-2012
'Stressed' councils set to struggle financially

21-Nov-2012
LGA finance leads appointed

19-Oct-2012
Audit Commission abolition to save 'just £1.7m'

19-Sep-2012
Details of performance network emerge

13 September 2012
Massive savings on offer in adult care

23-Aug-2012
LGA call for audit bill clause to be scrapped

21-Aug-2012
Audit bill reveals sector savings

9-Jul-2012
Avoid mission creep

14 June 2012
Be afraid, be very afraid

14 June 2012
'I don't think what is required is another national watchdog'

14 June 2012
LGC View - Audit and regulation

14 June 2012
Whitehall consultations too brief, says NAO

13-Jun-2012
Auditor blasts Wirral's contract policies

11-Jun-2012
Whitehall shunning anti-fraud drive

16-May-2012
Watchdogs urge peer review publication

16-May-2012
Audit mutual plan scrapped after contract snub

5-Mar-2012
Academies' freedom leads to slacker cash control

7-Feb-2012
Fears over audit fees under new regime

5-Jan-2012
Councils rise to the challenge of accounting standards change

15 December 2011
Audit reports flag up problems with accounting standards switch

17 November 2011
Do my reserves look big in this climate?

17 November 2011
Watchdog warns 10% of councils 'at risk' of unbalanced books

17 November 2011
Report highlights £185m in fraud

10 November 2011
Outsourcing 'best option' for local audits

12-Oct-2011
Audit mutual in survival warning

6 October 2011
The proof is in the peer review pudding

6 October 2011
'Why the National Audit Office is wrong about the future for social enterprises'

21-Sep-2011
Council audit contracts up for grabs

6-Sep-2011
Anglesey councillors 'not the whole problem'

17-Aug-2011
Pickles confirms watchdog to be outsourced

28-Jul-2011
Watch list of danger councils proposed

21 July 2011
Watchdog cuts staff by a quarter

21 July 2011
Councils not ready for new audit plans

13-Jul-2011
Watchdog's abolition poses 'significant risks'

7 July 2011
Anti-corruption group slams watchdog axe

16-Jun-2011
Warning over audit outsourcing

9 June 2011
Audit Commission issues social care warning

3-Jun-2011
Shapps: ‘outsource’ watchdog to private sector

2-Jun-2011
Sceptical councils told to plan road maintenance

26-May-2011
Abolition costs could reach £56m

19 May 2011
Audit Commission caveat over youth service cutbacks

19-Apr-2011
Firm to advise on watchdog’s future

18-Apr-2011
No reprimand for Watson smear

14 April 2011
Shapps sets 10-year limit on audit appointments

7 April 2011
Shapps admits uncertainty over watchdog savings figure

5-Apr-2011
Axing watchdog could be ‘disastrous’, says thinktank

4-Apr-2011
Ministers kick off local audit consultation

30-Mar-2011
Finance teams struggle to comply with change to accounting standards

24 March 2011
Watchdog questions ministers’ figures

15-Mar-2011
Abolition delay may hit audit practice value

10 March 2011
Harbord to stay on

7-Mar-2011
Sir Gus reprimands PM over Watson smear

3-Mar-2011
Spending watchdog confirms fees cut

25-Feb-2011
Unaudited parishes 'should lose spending rights'

24-Feb-2011
New audit regime could face delays

22-Feb-2011
LGA gives details of Knowledge Hub

17 February 2011
LGA launches ‘light touch’ sector regulation blueprint

15-Feb-2011
Improved Thurrock sheds board

14-Feb-2011
Accessing local authority information

10-Feb-2011
Council costs could rise after watchdog axe

9-Feb-2011
Audit Commission slams new plans

3-Feb-2011
Call grows for audit function not to be sold off

27 January 2011
LGA cash claim sparks row with watchdog

18-Jan-2011
Central Bed’s benefits service slammed

13-Jan-2011
Councils ‘shamed’ over accounts

16 December 2010
Watchdog unveils Christmas giveaway

10-Dec-2010
Watson denies Audit Commission allegations

9-Dec-2010
O'Higgins takes new chairmanship

9-Dec-2010
Audit threat to Big Society bodies

26-Nov-2010
Auditors’ leeway on public interest reports in jeopardy

25 November 2010
Planned audit fee cut under threat

25 November 2010
Bundred could lose health watchdog role

24-Nov-2010
DCLG guidance advised caution

11 November 2010
MPs to investigate local government audits

9-Nov-2010
Personalisation agenda 'poses major challenges'

28-Oct-2010
DCLG dodges legal advice questions

28 October 2010
Councils detect £135m of fraud

27-Oct-2010
Hodge raises concerns over audit plans

8-Oct-2010
Ministers 'kicking the Audit Commission's corpse'

8-Oct-2010
ACCA criticises council audit plan

30-Sep-2010
Audit costs may increase post Commission, watchdog says

27-Sep-2010
Watchdog report critical of Lambeth

23-Sep-2010
Policy heads not so sniffy about NIs

23 September 2010
Self-policing performance management

23 September 2010
Walker leaves Audit Commission

17-Sep-2010
Chief: ‘No way to show we’ve improved’

16 September 2010
Private sector to aid audit practice

9 September 2010
Watson leaves Audit Commission role

8-Sep-2010
Labour MPs attack Audit Commission scrapping

8-Sep-2010
Commission 'helps councils to help themselves'

8-Sep-2010
Davies to lead commission's auditors to independence

6-Sep-2010
The biggest couch potato of them all

23-Aug-2010
O'Higgins defends 'profligate' Audit Commission

23-Aug-2010
Options outlined ahead of Audit Commission sell-off

19 August 2010
Audit Commission and ministers trade blows

16-Aug-2010
Doomed Audit Commission weighs options

16-Aug-2010
Commission 'surprised' to be axed

16-Aug-2010
Audit Commission abolished

13-Aug-2010
Audit Commission D-Day tomorrow

13-Aug-2010
Bristol benefits service rated 'poor'

29-Jul-2010
Watchdogs set out police savings plan

20-Jul-2010
Audit Commission to cut 30% of budget

15 July 2010
Audit Commission doubts sector’s self-policing

8 July 2010
NEETs problems ‘could be worse than thought’

7-Jul-2010
Watchdog faces bill of £70k after chief search blocked

24 June 2010
Care charity flags potential £3bn efficiencies

9-Jun-2010
New Audit Commission boss’ salary 'vetoed'

1-Jun-2010
Commission to drop changes to UoRs

27 May 2010
Councils must collaborate more on buying

21-May-2010
Doncaster ‘mentor’ role for Ryley

6 May 2010
West Somerset 'too small to be viable'

4-May-2010
DCLG steps in to find new chief for Doncaster

22 April 2010
Doncaster braced for inspection findings

15 April 2010
Auditor finds procurement tale 'unconvincing'

1-Apr-2010
Watchdog: involve finance officers or face penalties

31-Mar-2010
Commission plans use of resources overhaul

25 March 2010
Reports’ findings reignite questions over inspection

25 March 2010
Call for housing checks in AC inspections

23-Mar-2010
Council jobs cuts 'could damage local economies'

23-Mar-2010
CAA 'cut inspection costs by 15%'

17-Mar-2010
Anger over chiefs' £250k-plus severance deals

16-Mar-2010
Audit Commission calls for data improvement

5-Mar-2010
Legal indemnity for ex-leader and chief

1-Mar-2010
Councils' lack of learning frustrates watchdog

24-Feb-2010
Tories blast Audit Commission over bins

22-Feb-2010
Leader referred to Standards Board

16-Feb-2010
Audit Commission open minded on chief's pay

16-Feb-2010
Troubleshooter Roots heads for crisis council

15-Feb-2010
Watchdog launches CEO search

12-Feb-2010
Regeneration company 'poor value'

12-Feb-2010
Financial 'health checker' expanded to districts

11-Feb-2010
Audit Commission in CAA cost row

3-Feb-2010
Watchdog slams under-fives outcomes

3-Feb-2010
Departing Bundred names the day

2-Feb-2010
Surrey cabinet accepts auditors' strictures

2-Feb-2010
Commission warns about partnership workload

2-Feb-2010
Bundred fights back over lobbying claim

1-Feb-2010
Commission denies 'lobbying' cash claim

1-Feb-2010
LGA debates action against Doncaster

28 January 2010
Timeline: Doncaster, a troubled history

28 January 2010
What's done when governance goes wrong

28 January 2010
'No evidence' communications cash boosts satisfaction

25-Jan-2010
Calderdale chief 'to explain performance'

11-Jan-2010
Single umbrella body should replace Whitehall

7 January 2010
Oneplace debut clocks 54,000 visitors

10-Dec-2009
Battle begins for future of CAA

10 December 2009
Doncaster appoints permanent DCS

9-Dec-2009
CAA Oneplace site is overwhelmed

9-Dec-2009
CAA's top marks for only 14

9-Dec-2009
Tory boroughs turn backs on CAA

7-Dec-2009
Audit Commission fraud fees standstill

30-Nov-2009
Steve Bundred to leave Audit Commission

26-Nov-2009
Local government fraud survey

30-Oct-2009
New scales of audit and inspection fees

30-Oct-2009
Joint health working should focus on outcomes

29-Oct-2009
Climate change begins at home

29 October 2009
Investment decisions are your responsibility

29 October 2009
Multi-billion pound advice 'unregulated'

29 October 2009
MPs slam regulation of council advisers

28-Oct-2009
Commission critical over CO2 emissions

21-Oct-2009
Anger over 'positive' Audit Commission findings

19-Oct-2009
Councils told to do more to help jobless

8-Oct-2009
Darling and councils have similar objectives

8 October 2009
Watchdog seeks to save CAA from Tory axe

8 October 2009
Why we shouldn't write off CAA just yet

8 October 2009
Top Tory backs central oversight of councils

6-Oct-2009
Stick or Twist

24 September 2009
Public service workers 'demoralised'

22-Sep-2009
Room for innovation says Audit Commission

22-Sep-2009
Chiefs expect added reporting burden

17 September 2009
Let’s prepare for the inevitable axe

17 September 2009
Narrow margin in favour of self-regulation

17 September 2009
CAA 'relevance and longevity' questioned

16-Sep-2009
Commission shifts competition inquiry to communications

15-Sep-2009
Councils hit by fraud told to do more

15-Sep-2009
Ministers' musical chairs 'bad for policy'

14-Sep-2009
A weapon of mass distraction?

10 September 2009
Healey unveils house funding as Commission questions priorities

9-Sep-2009
Audit Commission kicks off pay-off inquiry

4-Sep-2009
Sustainability audit provokes responsibility row

2-Sep-2009
Nottingham fails to address staff concerns

26-Aug-2009
Denham call for probe on CEO pay offs

26-Aug-2009
Joint work key to tackling downturn

13 August 2009
Norfolk faces £140m black hole

13 August 2009
Councils will face recession's 'second wave'

12-Aug-2009
Tackling anti-social behaviour

11-Aug-2009
Boston berated over performance

6 August 2009
Audit Commission housing consultation launched

31-Jul-2009
Housing fraud drive extended

31-Jul-2009
Performance pays off at the polls

30 July 2009
Report highlights poor quality data

30 July 2009
Unrest increases over burden of CAA

30 July 2009
Head-to-head

28-Jul-2009
Walker v Seddon - the debate goes on

22-Jul-2009
By all means criticise us, but get your facts straight

20-Jul-2009
Call for investigation as county pays £385,000 of invoices twice

16 July 2009
Cut the Audit Commission, not public services

16 July 2009
LGA wins fight over red flag appeals

16 July 2009
Cockell appointed to Audit Commission board

13-Jul-2009
London services faces mega audit

9 July 2009
Results, not outcomes

9 July 2009
Audit Commission proposes modest fee rise

7-Jul-2009
'Doomsday' civil servants plan 20% cuts

6-Jul-2009
Darling does not rule out pay freeze

6-Jul-2009
Cable slams star rating assessments

2-Jul-2009
Low survey response could hurt councils

2 July 2009
Bundred: protecting key budgets 'a mistake'

1-Jul-2009
Audit Commission proposes 100 job cuts

29-Jun-2009
CAA to be rebranded as Oneplace

25 June 2009
Complaint over nuclear training site

25 June 2009
Negligence tag removed from Iceland councils

25 June 2009
Praise for housing associations

19-Jun-2009
Commission critical of council asset management

17-Jun-2009
Inquiry into council-funded newspapers

17-Jun-2009
Reaction to MPs' criticism over Iceland

11-Jun-2009
Iceland: MPs urge tighter controls

11 June 2009
Audit Commission scraps bosses' bonuses

3-Jun-2009
Further education 'reliant' on councils

21 May 2009
Fees and charges endorsed

14 May 2009
Yorkshire councils eye up merger

14 May 2009
Devon director leaves for CQC role

8-May-2009
Council's negligence tag 'to be removed'

7-May-2009
'Negligent' wording to go

7-May-2009
Iceland council fights 'negligence' tag

6-May-2009
Comprehensive Area Assessment on trial

30-Apr-2009
It’s tough at the top

23-Apr-2009
Learning the lessons from Iceland

2-Apr-2009
Fishing in the recruitment pool

11-Dec-2008

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