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Accountability and oversight

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This is a sub-topic of Project and service delivery

Latest work

  • Whistleblowing in the civil service

    Winter 2023/24

    Work in progress

    Accountability and oversight

  • Funding of Coventry City of Culture Trust

    Published on: 18 Jul 2023

    Report Value for money

    Society and culture

    Statue of Lady Godiva on her horse in Coventry
  • Royal Household spending and accountability

    Published on: 14 Jul 2023

    Report Value for money

    Royal Household

    The Round Tower at Windsor Castle on a sunny day
  • Financial management in government: insights and good practice

    Winter 2023/24

    Work in progress

    Accountability and oversight

  • Quality assurance of models: a guide for audit committees

    Published on: 16 May 2023

    Insight Good practice guides

    Data analysis

    Illustration of people interacting with giant models and graphs
  • Good practice in annual reporting

    Published on: 8 Feb 2023

    Insight Good practice guides

    Accountability and oversight

    Illustration of a collection of reports with graphs and charts
  • Progress update: Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England

    Published on: 25 Jan 2023

    Report Value for money

    Local government

  • Find a local public body’s audit report

    Published on: 19 Dec 2022

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    Local government

  • Efficiency savings require learning past lessons

    Published on: 8 Dec 2022

    Insight Opinion

    Efficiency and savings

    Gareth Davies
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