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New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention

Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventing the Audit Commission, according to experts.

Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventing the Audit Commission, according to experts.

The proposals, outlined as part of the Levelling Up White Paper last week, will establish a new independent body to provide data and transparency on councils' performance.

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