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Growing apart?
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Audit Commission hits out at burden of proposed audit regulations for parishes
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Audit Commission says data release can bring benefits, but warns of potential risks
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Audit Commission to unveil public sector performance website
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Audit Commission warns councils of emerging fraud threats
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Audit Commission warns councils of emerging fraud threats
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Audit Commission warns councils of emerging fraud threats
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Audit committee calls for review of threshold for misconduct in public office offences
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Audit firm highlights “significant weaknesses” in financial governance arrangements at councils
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Audit reveals high degree of cookie use by public sector websites as new law kicks in
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Audit Wales criticises councils that only review handful of National Fraud Initiative matches they receive
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Audit Wales report highlights governance concerns for national park authorities
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Audit Wales warns Wrexham councillors over poor training attendance and "unhelpful blame culture"
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Audit watchdog in Wales calls for action to tackle governance failures
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Auditor criticises council for trading with dormant company, failing to get legal advice early enough
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Auditor General for Wales raps two local councils for not meeting financial and governance responsibilities
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Auditor General stresses importance of good governance amid warnings that local government in Wales is financially unsustainable over medium term unless action taken
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Auditor raises concern over governance risks and “third layer” position of monitoring officer at council
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Auditors call for further debate on effectiveness of standards regime in report on former council leader and procurement
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Auditors call for improved member-officer relations at council for second year running
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Auditors criticise council for use of emergency powers following £300k law firm loan
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