&sq=&lang=&file=File:AuditCommission.svg) Logo of the Audit Commission | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 April 1983 |
| Dissolved | 31 March 2015 |
| Headquarters | 1st Floor Millbank Tower Millbank London SW1P 4HQ |
| Motto | Protecting the public purse |
| Employees | 180 |
| Annual budget | £213m (2009-10)[1] |
| Website | audit-commission |
The Audit Commission was a statutory corporation in the United Kingdom. The commission's primary objective was to appoint auditors to a range of local public bodies in England, set the standards for auditors and oversee their work. The commission closed on 31 March 2015, with its functions being transferred to the voluntary, not-for-profit or private sector.
On 13 August 2010, it was leaked to the media, ahead of an official announcement, that the commission was to be scrapped.[2] In 2009-10 the commission cost the central government £28 million to run, with the remainder of its income coming from audit fees charged to local public bodies.
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