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Audit Commission signs Thus for next-gen network

Thus has inked a £5m deal with the Audit Commission to supply the government agency with a next-generation network. The... Read more

5 May, 2006 by Jo Best

Managers are committing computer crimes - report

...almost as much as administrative staff, according to a report from the Audit Commission Read more

19 February, 1998 by Marc Ambasna Jones

Audit Commission signs Thus for next-gen network

...voice, video and data Thus has inked a £5m deal with the Audit Commission to supply the government agency with a next-generation network. The... Read more

4 May, 2006 by Jo Best

Online porn abuse rife in public sector

...at work, according to a new report by public spending watchdog the Audit Commission. The survey of 400 public sector organisations, including local authorities, NHS... Read more

10 June, 2005 by Andy McCue
South Derbyshire District Council Data Quality Strategy 2008 to 2011

South Derbyshire District Council Data Quality Strategy 2008 to 2011

According to the Audit Commission, the six key characteristics of good quality data are: Accurate (in... Read more

6 March, 2008

Future of the environment is in the smartcards

...ones they are actually purchasing. In a speech last month at the Audit Commission, the UK's Environment Secretary, David Milliband, posited a similar idea... Read more

4 August, 2006 by Nicole Girard

Poor IT hindering crime fighting

...with many failing to meet Home Office data standards, according to an Audit Commission report. The report, issued on 21 December 2004, finds that 60... Read more

23 December, 2004 by Kable

A Year Ago: Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming

...31. These six borough and district councils have been named by the Audit Commission as failing to come up to scratch in their Y2K plans... Read more

13 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Local authorities slam Action 2000's naming 'n shaming

...31. These six borough and district councils have been named by the Audit Commission as failing to come up to scratch in their Y2K plans... Read more

12 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Another name and shame campaign for Y2K laggards

Margaret Beckett, leader of the House of Commons confirmed that the Audit Commission will publish details of local government preparedness in the spring of... Read more

2 December, 1998 by Jane Wakefield
Data Quality Strategy 2009-12

Data Quality Strategy 2009-12

...on which the base decisions and inform the planning is robust. The Audit Commission now assesses councils on the quality of their performance data under... Read more

1 January, 2009

Councils could save £140m per year, says report

...save much more money than the current public sector efficiency targets. An Audit Commission (AC) report dubbed The Efficiency Challenge claims local authorities could save... Read more

10 November, 2005 by Dan Ilett

Public sector must share data

...partnerships aren't wasting taxpayers' money, a government watchdog has warned. The Audit Commission has published a report, Governing Partnerships: Bridging the Accountability Gap, which... Read more

26 October, 2005 by Dan Ilett

Council set to sack HBS from £250m outsourcing deal

...s quality of service has twice been rated as poor by the Audit Commission with HBS singled out and heavily criticised over poor performance. Madeline... Read more

19 July, 2005 by Andy McCue

Rise in porn in the workplace tars the public sector

...at work, according to a new report by public spending watchdog the Audit Commission. The survey of 400 public sector organisations, including local authorities, NHS... Read more

9 June, 2005 by Andy McCue

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