Audit and Inspection in London

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The Audit and Inspection Committee has published its report in response to the government consultation on inspection reform. The report recommends that:

• The government’s review must lead to a dramatic reduction in the cost of inspection in London, both in terms of running the inspectorates and the costs borne by the inspected bodies;
• The government should consider the merits of merging all 11 main inspectorates into one body, instead of the four proposed;
• The issue of partnership working should be addressed, so that those being inspected are only judged on those parts of delivery for which they are responsible;
• There should be a much greater role for members of the inspected body, peer review and regional performance agencies, to drive improvement.