Audit and inspection

Effective Performance Division is involved in work on audit and inspection aimed at recognising their importance in encouraging modern and effective forms of service delivery, including support for innovation and well thought through risk taking.

We are working with the Public Audit Forum, following publication of their paper Implications for Audit of the Modernising Government Agenda, in considering what next steps need to be taken to promulgate the principles for auditors and auditees to adhere to in responding to the Modernising Government White Paper, and to monitor progress in bringing about changes in approach where this needed.

We are also contributing to the Performance and Innovation Unit project on Accountability and Incentives.

The Best Value Inspectorate Forum was launched in 1999 as a means of increasing the effectiveness of inspection on behalf of service users while minimising demands on inspected bodies.

The Forum is made up of the Heads of Inspectorates involved in the new Best Value Regime:

OFSTED

Social Services Inspectorate

HM Fire Services Inspectorate

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary

Audit Commission

Benefit Fraud Inspectorate

EPD is represented on the Interdepartmental Group on Inspection and Intervention which has been set in parallel to the Inspectorate Forum to act as a channel between the Forum and Government.

For further information on Best Value and the Inspectorate Forum click here for the DETR Best Value web site.

Updated 20 December 2000.

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