NAO should oversee council spending - report

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2019

The remit of the National Audit Office (NAO) should be extended to cover local government, a new report has concluded.

Think-tank, the Smith Institute, recommended the move as part of a range of measures to restore confidence in public spending.

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