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Accountability and oversight

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This is a sub-topic of Project and service delivery

Latest work

Accountability in small government bodies

Summer 2025

Work in progress

Accountability and oversight

Find a local public body’s audit report

Published on: 21 Feb 2025

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Local government

Good practice in annual reporting

Published on: 11 Feb 2025

Insight Good practice guides

Accountability and oversight

Innovation key to unlocking gains in productivity and resilience

Published on: 4 Feb 2025

Insight Opinion

Efficiency and savings

Financial management in government: monitoring and forecasting

Published on: 21 Jan 2025

Insight Good practice guides

Commercial and financial management

Managing conflicts of interest: good practice

Published on: 22 Nov 2024

Insight Good practice guides

Accountability and oversight

Managing conflicts of interest: value for money

Published on: 22 Nov 2024

Report Value for money

Accountability and oversight

A planning and spending framework that enables long-term value for money

Published on: 27 Oct 2024

Insight Lessons learned

Accountability and oversight

Whistleblowing in the civil service

Published on: 21 Feb 2024

Insight Good practice guides

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