A gap exists in understanding the role of accountability (including audit and performance management) and transparency arrangements for different local public service bodies in the context of austerity. To address the gap the National Audit Office (NAO) is developing an evaluative framework to inform its value for money work on the financial sustainability of local public service bodies in England. To support this work, this comparative report looks at the interaction between accountability and transparency arrangements and austerity for local public services in England including local government, fire and rescue, police, and healthcare. The report found considerable variations in current arrangements and as a result considerable scope for ...
This is the final pre-publication advice on the NAO study entitled "Financial sustainability of fire...
English local government audit has gone through fundamental change in the last decade and this perio...
This article highlights how recent reforms to the auditing and assessment of local public services i...
Austerity strained the financial sustainability of governments and ability of policy makers to addre...
I welcome this opportunity to submit written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry on t...
Austerity strained the financial sustainability of governments and ability of policy-makers to addre...
Although excessive transparency and accountability demands can have a counterproductive effect on or...
I welcome this opportunity to submit written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the ...
The Redmond Review requested views on the quality and effectiveness of the audit of local authoritie...
This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements ...
This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements ...
This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements ...
Using evidence from English and Scottish fire and rescue services from 2010-2016, this paper aims to...
It is now over a decade since the global financial crisis. This seismic event led to governments in ...
The nature and form of accountability in the public sector is extremely complex, as public organisat...
This is the final pre-publication advice on the NAO study entitled "Financial sustainability of fire...
English local government audit has gone through fundamental change in the last decade and this perio...
This article highlights how recent reforms to the auditing and assessment of local public services i...
Austerity strained the financial sustainability of governments and ability of policy makers to addre...
I welcome this opportunity to submit written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry on t...
Austerity strained the financial sustainability of governments and ability of policy-makers to addre...
Although excessive transparency and accountability demands can have a counterproductive effect on or...
I welcome this opportunity to submit written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the ...
The Redmond Review requested views on the quality and effectiveness of the audit of local authoritie...
This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements ...
This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements ...
This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements ...
Using evidence from English and Scottish fire and rescue services from 2010-2016, this paper aims to...
It is now over a decade since the global financial crisis. This seismic event led to governments in ...
The nature and form of accountability in the public sector is extremely complex, as public organisat...
This is the final pre-publication advice on the NAO study entitled "Financial sustainability of fire...
English local government audit has gone through fundamental change in the last decade and this perio...
This article highlights how recent reforms to the auditing and assessment of local public services i...