29 September
The Audit Commission have released their Benefits Tool Kit
From their press released :
Through our inspections we have identified a variety of approaches to delivering benefit services, and we have produced a web tool with case studies to share our findings and to encourage innovation and improvement across local government. The web tool covers the following key areas:
• Working with customers;
• Claims processing and fraud prevention; and
• Performance management
The web tool and case studies are available on our website at: www.audit-commission.gov.uk/benefits/np
24 September 2008
CIPFA Benefits consortium briefing note on backdating arrangments now avaliable to download
8th September 2008
Audit Commission News
Eastbourne to be inspected in December
For the full list of LA's visit the Commissions web site
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/benefits/news.asp?CategoryID=ENGLISH^576
12 August 2008
The Audit Commission provides details on CPA methodology
Benefit Inspections and CPA 2008 for single tier and county councils
What is the CPA 2008 methodology for benefits and what roles do the AC and DWP have respectively?
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/benefits/news.asp?
1 August 2008
The House of Lords has today issued its judgment in R (on the application of Heffernan) (FC) v The Rent Service.
The rent officer will now be looking to rethink the size of a locality