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Councils 'must not have power to appoint auditors'

11 February 2011

Councils should not be allowed to appoint their own external auditors, says the Audit Commission.

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Newham's 'laughable' spending

11 February 2011

Newham LBC has spent more than £111m on one office block, including almost £10,000 on light fitti...

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Boroughs' 'widespread concern' following HRA axe

09 February 2011

Concern has been raised by London boroughs over the borrowing arrangements for the financial sett...

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Spending a penny costs too much

07 February 2011

Chichester DC has decided to close a number of public toilets, in a bid to save the authority £90...

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Money Matters

04 February 2011

It was the German-born theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, who once commented: ‘We cannot sol...

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'Lack of flexibility' could hit town hall jobs

02 February 2011

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The NAO's and Foundation Trust Procurement - is that really the constraint we should be focusing on?

02 February 2011

In the absence of the Audit Commission to remind us what we are doing wrong, we can turn to colle...

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What will happen to auditing once the commission exits?

27 January 2011

As the fall-out from the proposed abolition of the Audit Commission rumbles on, David Walker, for...

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Has PFI really delivered value for money?

26 January 2011

Has the public finance initiative delivered the best value for money in funding public infrastruc...

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Cornwall staff back pay freeze to protect jobs and make savings

26 January 2011

Staff at Cornwall Council have backed a pay freeze as part of a bid to make savings.