Pickles: 100% of public audit to private sector
Audit

Pickles: 100% of public audit to private sector

13y Rose Orlik

Pickles: 100% of public audit to private sector

Audit Commission in-house work will be farmed out up to the private sector in the next financial year Read More...

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Four more sets of government accounts qualified
Audit

Four more sets of government accounts qualified

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Four more sets of government accounts qualified

DWP, Defra, Skills Funding Agency, and Rural Payments Agency accounts qualified by the NAO Read More...

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Calculators at the ready – here come the government accounts
Corporate Governance

Calculators at the ready – here come the government accounts

14y Rose Orlik

Calculators at the ready – here come the governmen...

Experts say unaudited whole-of-government accounts will boost fiscal transparency, yet who will take the time to do the maths? Read More...

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Audit Commission's glasnost revolution
Audit

Audit Commission's glasnost revolution

14y Rose Orlik

Audit Commission's glasnost revolution

In an abrupt policy change, the Audit Commission has thrown open its expenses to public scrutiny Read More...

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Whole of government accounts 'groundbreaking'
Corporate Governance

Whole of government accounts 'groundbreaking'

14y Rose Orlik

Whole of government accounts 'groundbreaking'

Initial whole of government accounts have been published; experts eagerly await audited version later this year Read More...

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Local government 'unprepared' for audit changes
Audit

Local government 'unprepared' for audit changes

14y Rose Orlik

Local government 'unprepared' for audit changes

KPMG's survey shows 44% of local authorities lack the expertise to appoint their own auditors, while a further 24% are unsure of their abilities Read ...

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MPs 'disappointed' by Audit Commission axing
Audit

MPs 'disappointed' by Audit Commission axing

14y Rose Orlik

MPs 'disappointed' by Audit Commission axing

MPs and experts are disappointed at the summary execution of the Audit Commission, which they said is without justification Read More...

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Independence 'vital' if local councils appoint auditors
Audit

Independence 'vital' if local councils appoint auditors

14y Rose Orlik

Independence 'vital' if local councils appoint aud...

Maintaining independence is crucial as local government moves one step closer to appointing own auditors, a panel has warned Read More...

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CIPFA clashes with government over council spending
Politics

CIPFA clashes with government over council spending

14y Rose Orlik

CIPFA clashes with government over council spendin...

CIPFA and government disagree over accounting for 'austerity' spending cuts Read More...

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Government switch to IFRS 'successfully completed'
Accounting Standards

Government switch to IFRS 'successfully completed'

14y Rose Orlik

Government switch to IFRS 'successfully completed'

Government accounts are now prepared in IFRS following a successful switch, the FRAB has stated Read More...

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Governance and accountability 'weak' in public audit
Audit

Governance and accountability 'weak' in public audit

14y Rose Orlik

Governance and accountability 'weak' in public aud...

Heads of local government audit said public audit committees are weak at accountability and good governance Read More...

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Consulting picks up after 2009 slump
Consulting

Consulting picks up after 2009 slump

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Consulting picks up after 2009 slump

Consulting industry halts contraction Read More...

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Government warned on accountability in Whitehall
Audit

Government warned on accountability in Whitehall

14y Gavin Hinks

Government warned on accountability in Whitehall

Commons committee concludes improvements needed to accountability arrangements for government's localism agenda Read More...

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Scrapping Audit Commission risks market concentration, warns think-tank
Audit

Scrapping Audit Commission risks market concentration, warns think-tank

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Scrapping Audit Commission risks market concentrat...

NLGN warns the government that the danger of messing up reform of the Audit Commission could be market concentration and ineffective audit Read More...

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Local housing minister questioned on future of public audit
Audit

Local housing minister questioned on future of public audit

14y Rose Orlik

Local housing minister questioned on future of pub...

Westminster will hear evidence about the future of public sector audit today, as local government minister Grant Shapps will appear before the Communi...

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Local government audit fees cut
Politics

Local government audit fees cut

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Local government audit fees cut

Audit Commission looks to lower audit fees Read More...

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Rushcliffe chooses new finance software
Politics

Rushcliffe chooses new finance software

14y Jaimie Kaffash

Rushcliffe chooses new finance software

Advanced Business Solutions wins Rushcliffe Borough Council finance IT contract Read More...

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A mixed bag of economic indicators for 2011
Business Recovery

A mixed bag of economic indicators for 2011

14y Martin Williams

A mixed bag of economic indicators for 2011

HERE WE ALL ARE, ending an eventful year in which we’ve witnessed a change of government, the country coming out of recession, (albeit tentative...

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Wales Audit Office accounts incorrectly pepared, says NAO
Audit

Wales Audit Office accounts incorrectly pepared, says NAO

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wales Audit Office accounts incorrectly pepared, s...

WAO accounts show weaknesses and inconsistencies in preparation, according to two audit reports Read More...

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