Protestations from the Local Government Association about over-centralised regulation show that it missed the point about the abolition of the Audit Commission Read more
Shared services have been getting a bad press recently, from the NAO and others. But Birmingham City Council is showing how sharing back-office functions really can make a difference for the public sector Read more
It makes for jaw-dropping reading – ‘no grounds for confidence’, ‘not value for money’, ‘far below expectations’. If these comments were directed at a listed company, shareholders would be baying for boardroom blood. Read more
Thanks to the NLGN, the ACCA and Baker Tilly accountants– with Clive Betts’ Commons CLG committee due to weigh in soonish – a public debate about the future of local audit has more or less taken off this spring. But conceptually and strategically, things are as confused as they have been since last summer when the government announced the abolition of the Audit Commission on a whim and a prayer. Read more...
Another day, another critical National Audit Office report into government efficiency and spending. Read more...
The NAO has confirmed that the use of management consultancy by central government ‘can provide great benefits’. Read more...
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